{"product_id":"watermelon-ruffles-hardy-hibiscus-rose-mallow-2-gallon-pot","title":"Watermelon Ruffles Hardy Hibiscus (Rose Mallow) - 2 Gallon Pot","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermelon Ruffles Hardy Hibiscus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHibiscus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Watermelon Ruffles'\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOther Common Names:\u003c\/span\u003e Watermelon Ruffles Rose Mallow\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/span\u003e 4a-9b  \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Your Zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePlant Type:\u003c\/span\u003e  Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Tree\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHeight at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e  4-4.5'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWidth at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e  4-4.5'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/span\u003e  3.5' for solid hedges; 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From early to mid-summer and well into fall, it produces large, highly ornamental magenta-pink flowers up to 7 inches in diameter with petals so ruffled around the edges they appear notched. The petals overlap, giving the overall effect of a three-dimensional-looking flower that makes folks want to reach out and touch it to ensure it's real. The flowers are indeterminate, appearing up and down the length of the stem, which means more abundant bloom. The flowers are backed by dark green leaves on a tidy, dense, and well-rounded mound to about 4.5 feet tall and equally as wide, which makes it a good fit as an accent in smaller garden spaces or grouped or as a hedge where space allows. Also excellent in large containers. Not only will you enjoy this marvelous plant, but the butterflies, hummingbirds, and vital beneficial pollinators will thank you for including it in your garden.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandscape \u0026amp; Garden Uses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrowing 4.5 feet tall and equally as wide, the Watermelon Ruffles Hibiscus makes a bold and beautiful specimen in the garden or in large containers. It can be planted in groups or as a hedge in larger garden beds and landscape borders. Because it blooms all summer and into fall and has such bold foliage, it makes a nice backdrop or centerpiece in warm-season flower gardens. It is also a fine addition to butterfly and hummingbird gardens, bog gardens, rain gardens, pink-theme gardens, and tropical-look gardens.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSuggested Spacing:\u003c\/span\u003e  3.5 feet apart for hedge; 7 feet or more apart for space between plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Preferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardy Hibiscus is very easy to grow. It prefers moist but well-drained soil and plenty of sunshine, though some shade is tolerated. During prolonged periods of summer drought, plants will appreciate supplemental water to bloom their best. 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