Turks Cap Heirloom Sleeping - Hibiscus Malvaviscus arboreus - Live Plant - Peach Pink Spiral Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens Starter - Sz 4 Inch Pot

The product is a starter-sized plant with an approximate 4-inch-diameter root zone. The plant will be a minimum of 6 to 8 inches tall. It will not have buds or blooms on arrival. Starter-sized plants are intended for a gardener to plant and grow to their mature size.

• Turks Cap, Turks Cap Mallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, Sleepy Mallow, Wax Mallow, Hummingbird Mallow, and Cardinals Hat are all common names for an old heirloom type of Perennial Hibiscus. ( Malvaviscus arboreus ).
• It is a fast-growing, moderately cold-hardy perennial that quickly matures into a large, rounded shrub at about 8 to 10 feet if left unpruned. Throughout the warm season, it is filled with red, pink, or white sleepy nectar-filled flowers with crinkly-textured petals that fall in a swirl from the light green sepals and never fully open. Despite the sleepy, drooping habit of the flowers, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators love them.
• Care: When plants are mature and ready to be set out, plant in fertile, well-draining, acidic soil; water as needed to maintain consistent soil moisture, feed a good-quality, bloom-boosting fertilizer with the initial planting and annually in the Spring. Prune lightly and often after flowering. Protect from frost and freezing.
• Indoor Growing: Tropical Hibiscus do not adapt easily to indoor growing environments due to their specific needs for light, humidity, and temperature fluctuations. Successful indoor cultivation will require significant modifications to an average growing space.
• Climate: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are tropical plants recommended for outdoor growing within USDA Growing Zones 9, 10, 11. Cold protection is recommended in all Zones for optimum appearance, earliest flowering, and overall plant health.