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Hibiscus acetosella 'Mahogany Splendor'
- Good for Cutting
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
We’ve grown this for a few years as a foliage filler for rich-coloured pots and love it, but last summer, we experimented with it as a cut-flower foliage and it shot straight to the top of my favourites list with its airy, elegant, acer-like leaves right through summer and autumn
- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Type
- Tender Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle), Container Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October (the foliage darkens in full sun in the summer).
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- African Rosemallow
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Sow late winter to early spring in a heated propagator or warm windowsill (needs 20-25 degrees celcius), grow on in a frost free place to plant out at the end of May
Care Tips
Does best in containers if kept consistently moist.
Flowering Time
July - October (the foliage darkens in full sun in the summer).
