The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Lohengrin hibiscus

Family: Malvaceae (mallow family)

Distribution: hybrid: selection of Hibiscus paramutabilis × H. syriacus

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A deciduous hybrid shrub growing 8-10' tall with a vase-shaped habit and showing considerable vigor. Medium green foliage is alternate and simple, 3-lobed and coarsely toothed along the margins. Flowers open late June/early July into September, produced singly in the axils, displaying large, white petals with a prominent red eye. Valued as a free-flowering specimen with good drought tolerance. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.