Hollywood Hibiscus™ offers oversized tropical flowers, glossy foliage, and a dense container-friendly habit, perfect for sunny patios and gardens. Flowers face outward and open wide, putting their bold colors and detailed centers on full display.
Hollywood Hibiscus™ was selected for more than flower color. The large blooms face up and outward, opening wide so their detailed centers stay in view. Dense, glossy foliage gives the plants a polished look between flowers, and their compact habit makes them a good fit for patio containers and smaller landscapes.
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Flowers Face Outward
The blooms are held up and outward instead of hanging toward the ground, making the flower color and patterned centers easier to see.
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Wide-Open Flowers
Hollywood Hibiscus™ flowers open fully rather than remaining funnel shaped, creating broad tropical blooms with strong visual impact.
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Long-Lasting Blooms
Selected Hollywood Hibiscus™ varieties hold individual flowers open longer than typical tropical hibiscus, giving each bud more time to contribute color.
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Glossy Dense Foliage
Thick green foliage creates a full background for the flowers and was selected for improved disease resistance and garden performance.
Choose Your Color
A Hollywood Hibiscus™ for Every Summer Palette
The collection ranges from pure white and candy pink to saturated red, orange, yellow, and multicolored flowers. Large contrasting eyes make many of the blooms even more dramatic.
Sunny Yellows
Golden Globe™ and Rico Suave™ pair yellow petals with dark red or burgundy centers.
Pinks & Corals
America's Sweetheart™, First Lady™, and Talk of the Town™ provide softer pink and coral tones.
Reds & Oranges
First to Arrive™, Hot Shot™, Sunset Boulevard™, and Disco Diva™ create a hotter tropical palette.
White & Multicolor
Earth Angel™ offers clean white flowers, and Bloom Bash™ combines several warm colors in one container.
Meet the Cast
Compare Hollywood Hibiscus™ Varieties
Hollywood Hibiscus™ varieties share a compact tropical-hibiscus habit and summer-long flower production. The biggest difference is the flower palette, so choose the look that works best with your patio, pool, garden, or container combination.
Hollywood Hibiscus™ is perennial outdoors in USDA Zones 9–11. Gardeners in colder regions can still enjoy the same tropical flower display by growing the plants in containers during the warm season.
A one-gallon plant can start in a container about 12 inches wide or larger. Give the pot generous drainage holes and use a general-purpose potting mix.
Place containers where the plants receive at least six hours of bright sunlight. The compact, dense habit works well as a thriller on patios, decks, balconies, and entryways.
Hollywood Hibiscus™ is easy to grow when its tropical requirements are met. Give it plenty of sun, regular moisture, good drainage, and the right fertilizer during active growth.
Light
Give It Full Sun
Provide at least six hours of bright direct sun each day. Strong light supports the best flower quantity and color and helps maintain the plant's dense, glossy foliage.
Water
Keep Moisture Consistent
Water regularly and do not allow the soil to dry out completely. The roots should also never remain soggy. Container plants may need frequent watering during hot summer weather.
Soil
Use Well-Drained Soil
In containers, use a general-purpose potting mix and a planter with drainage holes. In the landscape, plant in well-drained soil and add 2–3 inches of shredded bark mulch to help hold moisture.
Fertilizer
Look for High Potassium
Tropical hibiscus prefer medium nitrogen, very low to no phosphorus, and higher potassium. Container plants can be fertilized every two to three weeks during active growth. In-ground plants can be fed every three to four weeks.
Pruning
Little Pruning Is Needed
Container-grown Hollywood Hibiscus™ generally needs no routine pruning. If shaping is needed or an overwintered plant becomes leggy, trim it in spring as fresh growth begins. Deadheading is not required.
Winter
Bring Containers Indoors
In colder climates, move plants indoors before frost or when temperatures begin falling below about 50°F. Keep them in a very bright location with good air circulation, reduce watering, and stop fertilizing until active growth resumes.
Summer Design Ideas
Where to Grow Hollywood Hibiscus™
Patio Containers
Use one plant as a dramatic centerpiece in a sunny container where the outward-facing flowers can be enjoyed up close.
Poolside Containers
Large tropical flowers and glossy foliage naturally complement pools, patios, and other warm-season outdoor living spaces.
Entryway Accents
Place matching pots beside an entrance or outdoor steps for a symmetrical display with strong summer color.
Mixed Containers
Use Hollywood Hibiscus™ as the thriller and surround it with lower annuals or trailing plants that echo its flower colors.
Warm-Climate Beds
In Zones 9–11, grow Hollywood Hibiscus™ directly in sunny beds as a flowering evergreen tropical shrub.
Pollinator Patios
The large open flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies, making containers especially enjoyable near seating areas.
Tropical Color Where You Live
Turn a Patio or Pool Into a Summer Garden
Hollywood Hibiscus™ does not need to live in a tropical climate to make an impact. In cooler zones, a sunny patio gives these plants the heat and light they need during summer without committing garden space to a tender shrub.
Container growing also makes overwintering possible. Before cold weather arrives, the entire plant can be moved indoors to rest until the next growing season.
Containers or Landscape
Use Hollywood Hibiscus™ as a Seasonal Focal Point
Even when grown in a pot, a Hollywood Hibiscus™ can function like a flowering shrub in the landscape. Set containers among perennials and shrubs to add tropical color during summer, then move them when the season changes.
In frost-free Zones 9–11, plants can grow directly in the ground year-round. Their typical compact size of about 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide makes them easier to place than many tropical hibiscus that grow much larger.
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Why Buy Hollywood Hibiscus™ From Plant Addicts?
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Yes. Hollywood Hibiscus™ are tropical perennial shrubs in USDA Zones 9–11. In colder climates, they are usually grown as warm-season patio plants or annuals. Container-grown plants can also be brought indoors before frost and overwintered for the following year.
What is a Hollywood Hibiscus?
Hollywood Hibiscus™ is a series of tropical hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, selected for large outward-facing flowers, dense glossy foliage, strong flower production, and a compact habit. The series includes white, pink, red, orange, yellow, and multicolored varieties.
How big do Hollywood Hibiscus get?
Hollywood Hibiscus™ typically matures around 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide when grown year-round under suitable conditions. Plants grown seasonally in containers in colder climates may remain smaller, depending on container size and the length of the growing season.
How do you care for Hollywood Hibiscus?
Grow Hollywood Hibiscus™ in full sun with at least six hours of bright light each day. Use well-drained soil, water regularly without keeping the roots soggy, and fertilize during active growth with a product that is higher in potassium and very low in phosphorus. Container-grown plants generally need little or no pruning.
Can Hollywood Hibiscus grow in containers?
Yes. Hollywood Hibiscus™ is especially well suited to containers. A one-gallon plant can be moved into a pot about 12 inches wide or larger. Choose a container with drainage holes, use general-purpose potting mix, and monitor moisture regularly during hot weather.
Can Hollywood Hibiscus be planted in the ground?
Yes. Hollywood Hibiscus™ can grow in the ground year-round in USDA Zones 9–11. In colder climates, planting in containers is usually more practical because the plants can be moved indoors before freezing weather arrives.
Do Hollywood Hibiscus need deadheading?
No. Hollywood Hibiscus™ flowers naturally drop when they finish, so routine deadheading is not necessary. Remove fallen flowers from patios or container surfaces as needed for appearance.
How do you overwinter Hollywood Hibiscus?
Bring container-grown plants indoors before the first frost or when temperatures begin falling below about 50°F. Keep the plant in a very bright location with good air circulation, water less often than you did outdoors, and stop fertilizing during winter. Some leaf drop after moving indoors is normal.
Why isn't my Hollywood Hibiscus blooming?
Too little sunlight, inconsistent watering, cold temperatures, or unsuitable fertilizer can reduce flowering. Give the plant at least six hours of direct sun, keep soil evenly moist but well drained, and avoid high-phosphorus bloom boosters. Hollywood Hibiscus™ performs best when actively growing in warm weather.
Where can I buy Hollywood Hibiscus?
Plant Addicts sells a broad selection of Hollywood Hibiscus™ online, including Golden Globe™, Sunset Boulevard™, VIP™, Talk of the Town™, America's Sweetheart™, Social Butterfly™, Rico Suave™, Heartthrob™, Hot Shot™, First to Arrive™, First Lady™, Earth Angel™, Disco Diva™, and Bloom Bash™. Availability can change throughout the growing season.
Pick Your Summer Star
Find Your Favorite Hollywood Hibiscus™
Choose Golden Globe™ or Rico Suave™ for clear yellow color, Sunset Boulevard™ or Disco Diva™ for orange, First to Arrive™ or Hot Shot™ for deeper reds, First Lady™, Talk of the Town™, or America's Sweetheart™ for pink, Earth Angel™ for white, Social Butterfly™, VIP™, or Heartthrob™ for complex multicolor blooms, or Bloom Bash™ when one color simply isn't enough.
Growing Zones: 9 to 11
