Garnet Globes is a very compact hardy hibiscus that forms a neat sphere about 3 feet tall and wide. From midsummer, 7-inch dark garnet red flowers with especially dark eyes open along the full length of the stems.
Broad, dark olive green leaves set off the deep red blooms. Its small size makes it easier to fit into mixed borders and smaller yards where full-size hibiscus would crowd neighbors.
What it looks like
A compact, spherical plant 36 to 42 inches tall and about 36 inches wide with broad, dark olive green leaves. Flowers are about 7 inches across, saucer-shaped, deep garnet red with a very dark eye. Blooms appear along the entire length of the stems, covering the sphere. At peak the plant is a tidy green ball studded with rich garnet red flowers.
Growing it with lavender
It shares lavender's love of sun but not its dry feet, so give it a spot in a moist, regularly watered bed or rain garden instead.
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: Dark garnet red with a dark eye
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Foliage: Dark olive green
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Growth habit: Compact sphere
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Mature size: 36–42 in tall × 36 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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