Rock Hibiscus
Hibiscus denudatus
Rock hibiscus is a wiry desert subshrub of the Southwest with delicate pale-pink, dark-eyed flowers off and on through the year, thriving on the driest, rockiest ground.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX
Related native plants
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- Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
- Swamp Rosemallow (Hibiscus grandiflorus)
- Heartleaf Rosemallow (Hibiscus martianus)
- Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus)