The hibiscus is an immodest, look-at-me sort of flower, so impossibly showy and over the top, even for a tropical, that it’s even used as inspiration for tattoo art. It’s as temperamental as the soprano in an opera, too, only blooming in late summer. I like it anyway. So I was pleased to find out about this one, a Rose of Sharon hibiscus, with blooms more subtly colored than most and beautifully variegated foliage. Called Miss Jilene, it is cold-hardy enough to bloom until first frost. It does well in full heat and sun in zones 5-8, but also blooms in partial shade. Nationally distributed for the first time this year, it will bloom its first growing season and is available exclusively at Nature Hills Nursery for $32 (http://www.naturehills.com/product/miss_jilene_rose_of_sharon.aspx).
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