Hibiscus moscheutos `Midnight Marvel’ PP24,079
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This cultivar from Walters Gardens, Inc. comes from outstanding parentage and features deeply dissected violet-purple foliage and midsummer blooms of deep red. Flowers are borne in abundance and cover the plant until frost. The foliage, attractive coppery-purple throughout the year, brightens the fall landscape with fiery orange. ‘Midnight Marvel’ will provide years of enjoyment in a sunny, moist, adequately drained location.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Shrubby
Max Height:
4½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Features
Deeply dissected violet-purple foliage and midsummer blooms of deep red. Flowers are borne in abundance and cover the plant until frost. The foliage, attractive coppery-purple throughout the year brightens the fall landscape with a fiery orange color.
Landscape Value
Will provide years of enjoyment.
Care
Watering:
'Midnight Marvel' Hibiscus requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Midnight Marvel' Hibiscus benefits from regular feeding and likely will grow best with: a spring (May) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and a summer (July) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pound per 1000 square feet, and and an early fall (September) application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) at a rate of 15 pounds per 1000 square feet to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Midnight Marvel' Hibiscus can be pruned in a special manner so as to encourage flowering. Please see The Secret To Having Wisteria Flowers in this website.