Summerific® Candy Crush Hibiscus

Light Needs

Part Sun to Full Sun

(5+ Hours Direct Sun)

Mature Height

4-4.5 Feet

Mature Spread

4-4.5 Feet

Growing Zones

4 to 9

Bright pink 8 inch wide blooms with a dark red/black eye appear all over the bright green foliage, lending a tropical feel to this large perennial shrub-like flower. Depending on your climate zone, flowers can bloom anywhere from late spring to early summer and extend until late summer. Its parent plant, H. moscheutos, is a swamp mallow, growing best in wet, rich soils typically found on the edge of ponds, streams, and yes, swamps. This Hibiscus hybrid borrows the hardiness of its parent and refines it to be able to be included in your garden, (imagine these alongside some beautiful hollyhocks) or as a specimen plant in your landscape. Either way, you are going to love this beautiful bubblegum pink, big as a dinner plate hibiscus for your garden this spring!

Native to North America, H. moscheutos grows in Zones 5-9. Summerific Candy Crush, as a hybrid, improves the hardiness zone to include Zone 4, allowing the vast majority of the United States the ability to grow these lovely perennials. While its parent thrives as a bog plant, Summerific can thrive in any partial sunlight to full sun location that has well draining soil. It tolerates heat and humidity, poor to average soil and also performs well in cooler summer climates, blooming profusely shortly after it becomes established in your landscape. Its foliage and stem structure grow quickly, filling out with mounds of bright green leaves...and then it sets buds and the show begins!

Summerific® Candy Crush Hibiscus Care

Plant Summerific Candy Crush in full sun with some light shade in the afternoon, making sure to have at least 4 to 6 hours of sunshine. Remember, sun light fuels flower production. Hibiscus prefers an acidic soil, pH range of 6.0 to 6.5, but it tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, including slightly boggy. As with most native wildflowers, hibiscus does not need fertilizer. If your soil is particularly poor, add some well composted organic material to feed your plant and get a better result because of it. Too much fertilizer will weaken the stem structure. Water when rainfall is below one inch per week. This plant should not be allowed to dry out although it is much more tolerant than its parent plant to dry conditions.

Deadheading is not required for this lovely perennial, but you may want to remove spent flowers to clean the plant up a bit for visual appeal. After the summer bloom is done, cut back branches 3 to 4 inches to help it branch out and be ready for even more blooms the following summer. Although each individual flower only lasts one to two days when open, another flower will rapidly take its place, and keep the show going for you.

Summerific® Candy Crush Hibiscus Spacing

Space your hibiscus about 48 to 54 inches apart from other perennials to give room to grow and plenty of air circulation to promote good plant health. Summerific Candy Crush will grow up to 54 inches tall and wide when fully mature. Watch for aphids and thrips and wash with an insecticidal soap should they appear. Japanese beetles can be a pest to these beautiful flowers, as they appear about the same time as the flowers do. Control them by picking the bugs off and toss them to your chickens or koi fish for a tasty treat.

Variety	Flowers	Foliage	Mature Size	Why Choose It
Summerific® Lilac Crush Hibiscus	Lavender-blue with red eye	Green	5–5.5' H × 4–4.5' W	Cool-toned blooms on a tall, upright plant
Summerific® Valentines Crush Hibiscus	Bright red	Green with bronze tones	5' H × 3.5' W	Tall, narrow habit with strong red color
Summerific® All Eyes on Me Hibiscus	Blush pink with dark magenta eye	Dark green	3.5' H × 3.5' W	Scaled-down habit with full-size 8" flowers
Summerific® Cherry Choco Latte Hibiscus	White with deep pink veining & red eye	Dark olive with bronze tones	4' H × 4' W	Huge, heavily patterned 8–9" flowers
Summerific® French Vanilla Hibiscus	Creamy custard yellow with red eye	Deep green	3.5–4' H × 3.5–4' W	Creamy yellow flowers on a compact plant
Summerific® Glitter Bomb Hibiscus	White with pink peppermint pattern & red eye	Dark olive green	4.5–5' H × 5.5–6' W	Peppermint-patterned blooms on the broadest habit
Summerific® Coconut Cream Hibiscus	Creamy yellow with red eye	Dark green	4–4.5' H × 4–4.5' W	Early-flowering yellow selection with a rounded habit
Summerific® Cranberry Crush Hibiscus	Deep scarlet red	Deep green with purple tones	4' H × 4–5' W	Glossy scarlet flowers on a full rounded plant
Summerific® Holy Grail Hibiscus	Deep red	Near black	4–4.5' H × 4.5–5' W	Deep red flowers against near-black foliage
Summerific® Garnet Globes Rose Mallow	Garnet red with dark eye	Olive green	3–3.5' H × 3' W	Exceptionally compact red-flowered selection
Summerific® Candy Crush Hibiscus	Bubblegum pink with dark red eye	Bright green	4–4.5' H × 4–4.5' W	Strong flower coverage with bright pink color
Summerific® Berry Awesome Hibiscus	Lavender pink with red eye	Dark olive green	3.5–4' H × 4.5–5' W	Classic lavender-pink color on a dense mound
Summerific® Ballet Slippers Hibiscus	White with blush-pink edges & red eye	Bright green	4' H × 4.5–5' W	Ruffled pinwheel flowers with a high bud count
Summerific® Cookies and Cream Hibiscus	Pure white	Matte black	2.5–3' H × 3.5–4' W	Shortest plant with dramatic black-and-white contrast
Summerific® Edge Of Night Hibiscus	Bubblegum pink with darker veining	Jet black	3–3.5' H × 4–4.5' W	Exceptionally dark foliage on a compact plant
Summerific® Evening Rose Hibiscus	Hot pink	Near black	4' H × 4.5–5' W	Hot-pink flowers with near-black foliage
Summerific® Perfect Storm Hibiscus	White with pink edging & red eye	Dark purple	3' H × 4.5–5' W	Low height with large flowers and dark foliage
Summerific® Spinderella Hibiscus	White with pink edges & dark red eye	Dark green	4–4.5' H × 4.5–5' W	Pinwheel-style flowers on a tidy rounded habit

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