Botanical Name: Hibiscus mutabilis
Common Name: “Cotton Rose”
Characteristics:
Height: 8 to 10 Feet
Spread: 4 to 5 Feet
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom: Sep-Nov
Description:
Large, usually double flowers which open white then quickly age to rosy-pink are provided in the fall by large, bushy, woody-stemmed shrubs. Here in Lexington, Georgia, they die back to the ground in the winter. A very good choice for placement in the old-fashioned cottage garden. Also known as “Confederate Rose” or “Cotton Rose Mallow.”
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