Hibiscus furcellatus

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Sleepy Hibiscus

Recommended Uses:

Hedges, screening.

Propagation:

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding)

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Insects:

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:

Marshes, wet areas.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites.