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Hibiscus coccineus

scarlet hibiscus
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

scarlet hibiscus

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Hibiscus coccineus

Familia:

Malvaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

5-8 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,red

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Winter dormant. Blooms spring-summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant in moist areas. There is also a white-flowered variant.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seeds or division of roots. Seeds need some form of scarification (such as scraping with a file)

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds



  • Larval host of  Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and  four moths : Pearly Wood Nymph, Yellow Scallop Moth, Io Moth,  and Delightful Bird-Dropping Moths.


  • Attracts butterflies and  native bees (including the Rose-mallow Bee which is a Hibiscus specialist), beetles, etc. 


Attracts hummingbirds.

Hábitats nativos:

Wet sites. Strands, sloughs, swamps, brackish and freshwater marshes; commonly in water.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Its deeply divided leaves look somewhat like marijuana leaves(Cannabis spp.).
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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