1 TC Plant/Plug 6-8 inches CRANBERRY HIBISCUS (H. ACETOSELLA)

YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE SMALL TISSUE CULTURE PLANT/PLUG. THE ROOT BALL WILL BE WRAPPED IN DAMP PAPER TOWEL AND PLASTIC WRAP FOR SHIPMENT.

HIBISCUS ACETOSELLA, THE CRANBERRY HIBISCUS OR AFRICAN ROSEMALLOW, IS A FLOWERING PLANT OF THE GENUS HIBISCUS OR ROSEMALLOW. THE WORD ACETOSELLA IS OF LATIN ORIGIN AND IS DERIVED FROM AN OLD NAME FOR SORREL (OXALIS) WHICH COMES FROM THE SOUR TASTE EXPERIENCED WHEN EATING THE YOUNG LEAVES OF THE PLANT. HIBISCUS ACETOSELLA IS ALSO KNOWN COLLOQUIALLY AS FALSE ROSELLE, MAROON MALLOW, RED LEAVED HIBISCUS, AND RED SHIELD HIBISCUS.

CRANBERRY HIBISCUS IS A MEMBER OF A PERENNIAL GROUP KNOWN AS HARDY HIBISCUS. IN CONTRAST TO THE TROPICAL HIBISCUS, HARDY HIBISCUS CAN TOLERATE COLDER CONDITIONS, ARE MORE VIGOROUS, LONGER LASTING, AND HAVE LARGER FLOWERS. IN COLDER CLIMATES, HIBISCUS ACETOSELLA IS CONSIDERED AN ANNUAL AS IT CANNOT SURVIVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. IT IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A PERENNIAL IN USDA ZONE 9–11. DURING ONE SEASON, THE PLANT CAN GROW 90–170 CM (3.0–5.6 FT) TALL AND 75 CM (30 IN) WIDE AS A SHRUB.