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Title: Aphrodite Hibiscus
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Date: 2021-08-04 17:19
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Category: Plant Of The Week
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Tags: Blooming, Deer, Foliage
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Summaryimage: aphrodite-hibiscus.jpg
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<div class="primary-article-image">
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<img src="/images/aphrodite-hibiscus.jpg" alt="Aphrodite Hibiscus"/>
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Named after the goddess of love herself, Aphrodite hibiscus with make you swoon!
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This cold hardy hibiscus sports a heavenly pink flower with a dark center that glows in sunlight.
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The flowers drop after bloom so deadheading isn’t necessary.
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Hibiscus leaves have a unique shape and yellow fall color.
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<img src="/images/aphrodite-hibiscus2.jpg" alt="Aphrodite Hibiscus"/>
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Plant can grow in full sun to part shade, and thrive in the heat of late summer.
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Plant at the back of the flower border; these can grow 8-12’.
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Aphrodite Hibiscus make a great backdrop for lime leaf colored spirea like Gold Flame,
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Gold Mound, or Little Princess, the hibiscus will start blooming as the spirea flowers fade.
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They can be pruned hard in the spring to keep them smaller.
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<img src="/images/aphrodite-hibiscus3.jpg" alt="Aphrodite Hibiscus"/>
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</div>
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Hibiscus tolerate a wide range of soils and are deer resistant.
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We have the Aphrodite Hibiscus 15% off this week $17.89 for a #2 shrub, $26.24 for a #5.
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