Summerific^® 'Berry Awesome' Rose Mallow Hibiscus hybrid

Have been so happy with pretty much all of my many PW purchases but one of my most loved plants are these Summerific hibiscus. Just planted these last October and they are thriving! God makes beautiful! Just wish the blooms lasted more than a day and Japanese beetles never came to America

I have two varieties of hardy hibiscus in my red garden, all on drip irrigation. The first is Midnight Marvel, what beautiful 8 inch wide flowers and stunning burgundy foliage. These were bought from a nursery near me. The second variety is Holy Grail. I bought this online as I saw it on Garden Answers a show on YouTube that I subscribe to. It arrived in a 4 inch pot. It is planted in a half wine barrel with drip. I thought, well it won’t bloom this season because it was so small, WRONG, it took off like a rocket and now has buds all over it, they have not opened yet.BUT I am sure they will. The foliage is burgundy and similar to Midnight Marvel. Love both and they look great next to my coleus and cannas. Thanks Proven Winners

I just purchased this hibiscus this spring from an nursery online. It arrived bare-root, as I expected but I didn’t expect the bush to be cut back to basically a stub with a few 2-3” stems coming off the 2-3” stub. Other then that the root system looked very healthy so I potted it up. It took a while but it started to grow then took off for a bit and then slowed down so I decided to plant it in the ground at this point. Plus, I finally finished the area where I wanted to plant it. I planted it and it’s healthy but I haven’t noticed any new growth or any change in the plant. I live in Boston, zone 6. I know that I planted it in mid-simmer which isn’t the best but I wanted to get it in the ground. Will it flower this year? Also next spring, should I cut it as far back as I received it from the nursery? I have another hibiscus that you don’t cut back to the ground. It’s branches stay over the winter. You can trim for appearances. I have read that this dies back to the ground, so if it dies back to the ground then wouldn’t there be nothing to cut.., I have read to trim to the ground in the spring. I’m just curious what other people growing this hibiscus experienced and what they do for care. Any advice would be appreciated.

This is beautiful!! Unfortunately it never came back this spring. I’ll order a couple next time and hopefully get something to make it. I think it’s my new favorite flower!

I got this plant last year at an end of the year sale at Loews for $5.00 and grabbed it. It barely had any leaves and looked kind of sad but I thought with some TLC before winter and a good layer of shredded leaf mulch it would survive. Plus I live in Zone 5 Upstate New York and Lake Ontario gives us plenty of Lake Effect snow in winter and so between the leaf mulch and snow cover I had a lot of hope. I was so excited this Spring when I saw the new growth coming from the ground! The garden I planted it in is a moist/wet area of my yard and with the abundance of rain our area has had this summer it has been a happy plant. Right now it is loaded with buds and the flowers are starting to open. The color of the flowers in combination with the dark blackish green maple leaves is a beautiful combination. I also like that it won't get so big as some hibiscus get. Now I want another one!!! I am glad we found each other!