Hibiscus: "Kopper King" HIbiscus, 1 by jachurch

jachurch wrote:
Robert,

I throw about 6 inches of leaf mulch on the hardy hibiscus beds in the fall, but that is the only cover they have until we get snow. I have to leave the stalks high enough so I can find the plants to uncover them in the spring. They emerge so late here that it would be easy to trample them while tending to other plants in the bed.

My Kopper King grows on a slope that used to be under a pine tree. I mulched that area for years because mowing under the tree was a problem. When the pine tree died, the area became a flower garden, and nice area of color in front of the neighbor's tall pine trees..

This shot shows Kopper King going strong . . . and taller than the plant information suggests. It gets lots of water from the in-ground sprinkler system.

Jeannine