midnight marvel deep purple elephant ear plant Hibiscus x 'Midnight Marvel' (Rose Mallow) – Unity Church Hill Nursery, LLC

midnight marvel deep purple elephant ear plant Hibiscus x 'Midnight Marvel' (Rose Mallow) – Unity Church Hill Nursery, LLC'Midnight Marvel' is a bushy hybrid Hibiscus cultivar that grows to about 4' tall and wide with a compact, rounded habit. Noted for its attractive, dinner plate sized, tropical looking flowers, 'Midnight Marvel' produces vibrant, eye catching pure red flowers from mid summer to early fall. In addition to its eye catching blooms, the 'Midnight Marvel' cultivar is also well regarded for its incredible dark purple foliage that contrasts excellently

'Midnight Marvel' is a bushy hybrid Hibiscus cultivar that grows to about 4' tall and wide with a compact, rounded habit. Noted for its attractive, dinner plate-sized, tropical-looking flowers, 'Midnight Marvel' produces vibrant, eye-catching pure red flowers from mid summer to early fall. In addition to its eye-catching blooms, the 'Midnight Marvel' cultivar is also well-regarded for its incredible dark purple foliage that contrasts excellently against red flowers and bright green new growth.

A relatively squat choice for the home garden, this cultivar is an excellent choice for filling out smaller garden spaces as well as in wetland border plantings, rain gardens, or specimen plantings. Although typically native to swamps, many hibiscus cultivars will also do very well in the home garden if kept consistently moist. For best performance, be sure to provide your 'Midnight Marvel' with part shade to full sun; this cultivar is additionally not at all picky about soil consistency or quality.

Though 'Midnight Marvel' is a hybrid rose mallow cultivar, its lineage is derived from Hibiscus mosecheutos and Hibiscus laevis (both native to Maryland) as well as Hibiscus coccineus (native to the American southeast as far north as Virginia).