All Eyes on Me is one of the most compact hardy hibiscus, only about 3½ feet tall and wide, yet it still carries huge 8-inch flowers. The blooms are a blushing pink with heavily overlapping petals that give a semi-double look, especially as each bud unfurls.
Flowers open from the top to the bottom of the well-rounded plant from midsummer into early fall. Bred from rose mallows native to North America, it tolerates poor to fertile soil and handles wet spots, making it useful in borders, rain gardens and as a focal point.
What it looks like
A compact, well-rounded bush about 42 inches tall and wide with dark green leaves. Flowers are about 8 inches across, blushing pink, with broad, heavily overlapping petals that create a semi-double, ruffled look. Blooms are spread from the top of the plant down to the lower stems. At peak the rounded bush is studded with large soft pink flowers against dark green foliage.
Growing it with lavender
It enjoys full sun but needs steady moisture, so it belongs in a watered border or rain garden rather than with lavender.
Care
Plant in full sun for the most flowers; part shade is tolerated. It grows in poor to fertile soil but needs consistent moisture and should never dry out for long; hardy in zones 4-9. It is slow to wake up in spring, so mark the spot, and cut the old stems to the ground in late fall or early spring.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Hibiscus
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Flower color: Blushing pink
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Foliage: Dark green
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Growth habit: Compact, well-rounded bush
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Mature size: 42 in tall × 42 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 4–9
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Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
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Bloom start: Mid-July
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Peak bloom: Mid-August
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Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
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Deer resistance: Moderately resistant
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Pollinator value: Great
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly. Hardy hibiscus arrives fully dormant and is one of the last perennials to wake up: expect no new growth until late May or June. That is normal, so plant it, water lightly and be patient.
Shipping note: Emerges late; dormant crowns look lifeless in spring until growth starts in late May or June.
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