Hibiscus aculeatus

pineland hibiscus

Malvaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3 (6) ft tall by 3 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wet wildflower garden. For appearance, cut back to the ground in winter.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars



  • 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. 






 

Native Habitats:

Moist sites. Hydric and mesic pine flatwoods, edges of sloughs, savannas, bogs, ditches.