Blooming This Week (3rd week of August):

Hardy Hibiscus
 

It's hard to believe that anything that looks like this can be hardy to our Wisconsin climate - but it is! Huge dinner-plate size flowers bring a tropical feel to the Midwestern autumn garden. Some cultivars, such as Hibiscus 'Kopper King', also offer burgundy/bronze colored foliage in addition to dramatic flowers. Other varieties include the lovely pinwheel flowering 'Turn of the Century', the vivid red 'Fireball' and the mixed colors of Disco Belle Mix. All are show stoppers!

Note: Hibiscus are extremely late to break dormancy in the spring, often not beginning to show new growth until well into June. So, don't despair if you don't see green in the spring. Give them time.