Yesterday, I learned there are hibiscus flowers hardy enough to survive the frigid temps of a Michigan winter. Who knew??? They look so tropical.
This plant has died back each winter and returned three summers in a row. Isn’t it gorgeous? I may need to look into planting one in my own yard. I wonder if Mr. Woodchuck would leave it alone?
Does anyone have experience with cold hardy hibiscus flowers? Leave your comments below.
xo Juli
JULI HOFFMAN 
In my part of California (San Francisco) we have the opposite problem: it doesn’t get cold enough in the winter. If you want your tulip bulbs to bloom a second year, you have to dig them up & store them in the refrigerator. Some people try to grow lilacs by regularly pouring a bucket of ice on their roots in the winter. (There are now a few types that supposedly grow well without winter freezes.) Weeds grow in my yard all winter long!
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That’s interesting! I wouldn’t have thought to pour ice on the roots. Weed season in my yard from spring until fall. LOL
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I used to have one of those huge Disco Belle Hibiscus here in No. IL. It was a perennial here, so it might be there for you as well, if you are far enough south there in MI. 🙂 I don’t know what their zones are, but the USDA map can tell you what zone you are, and then you can check out what zones the Hibiscus will tolerate. 🙂
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I’m between zones 6a and 5b…so maybe??? That would be so pretty if they’d grow for me!
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