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As the tropical-like heat and humidity of August settles over Central New York (maybe, or maybe not), the massive tropical-like blooms of hardy hibiscus, at right, appear in many gardens throughout the region, too!
While the blooms of this perennial are exotic, the plant itself isn't. In fact, the plants used to create dozens of dazzling hardy hibiscus hybrids are all native from here in the northeast, west to Illinois and Missouri. In fact, much of the breeding work that resulted in these hybrids has been performed in the truly unexotic locations of central Iowa and Lincoln, Nebraska!
To learn more about these surprisingly sturdy (winter hardy to at least -22°F), wet soil-tolerant perennials, click here !
Backyard Fruit Growers