Hibiscus Red Flyer Southwest Garden Plants The arching clumps

The arching clumps

the much rarer cousin of our native Apios americana

especially in slightly moist soils

starting for us in early July

Hibiscus Red Flyer Southwest Garden Plants The arching clumpsHibiscus 'Red Flyer' is a 2002 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a hybrid of two US natives, Hibiscus coccineus x Hibiscus grandiflorus. This monster plant has sturdy stalks that towers to 9' in height, clothed with marijuana like foliage, which comes from Hibiscus coccineus parent. Its sawfly resistance comes from Hibiscus grandiflorus. The hybrid vigor came from really good sex. For us, Hibiscus 'Red Flyer' starts flowering in mid July and