Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Hibiscus poeppigii

fairy hibiscus
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

fairy hibiscus

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Hibiscus poeppigii

Familia:

Malvaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

1-4 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

red

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wildflower gardens. Hammock restoration.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

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:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

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, Butterflies, 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. 


  • Ants feed on the flower nectar (per Institute for Regional Conservation ).


Attracts hummingbirds.

Hábitats nativos:

Edges of rockland hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Predominantly grown as a curiosity in the Florida Keys.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Poeppig’s rosemallow. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Hibipoep ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.


Osorio, Rufino. (2012). Hibiscus poeppigii – Fairy Hibiscus (blog post). ( https://rufino-osorio.blogspot.com/2012/06/hibiscus-poeppigii-fairy-hibiscus.html ). Accessed 2026.


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


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