Robert Fleming rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Robert Fleming'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Robert Fleming' rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Robert Fleming') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast to about 36 inches tall and wide, and butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Siberian iris, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.