Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Disco Belle White’ (Hardy Hibiscus)

Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Disco Belle White’ (Hardy Hibiscus) is a compact and well-branched herbaceous perennial noted for its huge, snow-white flowers, 9 in. across (22 cm), adorned with overlapping petals and a dramatic ruby-red center. Blooming continuously from mid to late summer, the gigantic flowers display conspicuous, protruding, creamy-white to pale yellow tubes of stamens. Each flower lasts about 1-2 days, but new flowers open each day in rapid succession until late in the season. They contrast nicely against the bold, ovate, toothed leaves.

• Typically grows with an upright habit, up to 24-30 in. tall (60-75 cm) and 18-24 in. wide (45-60 cm).
• Thrives in full sun in average, medium to wet soils. Tolerates some light shade but best flower production and disease resistance occur in full sun. Tolerant of heat and humidity.
• Prefers consistently moist, organically rich soils. Keeping this hibiscus watered will result in larger flowers and lush foliage. 
• Site in locations protected from wind to minimize the risk of wind burn.
• Plant in perennial borders for dramatic summer blooms. Great along streams or ponds, in bog gardens or in rain gardens.
• Keep an eye out for blight, canker, rust, leaf spots, aphids, scale, whiteflies and Japanese beetle. Deer resistant.
• Deadhead spent flowers to maintain a neat appearance.
• Cut down in spring before new growth appears.
• It is best to plant Hibiscus in the garden before the heat of the summer arrives, and should be heavily mulched the first winter.
• Hibiscus moscheutos is native to marshes, swamps, moist meadows and woods from Ontario and Massachusetts south to Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Florida.