Muenchhusia coccinea
Muenchhusia coccinea (Walter) M.M.Hanes & R.L.Barrett
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 2.1 m
- wide
- 76 cm
Malvaceae
Formerly Hibiscus coccineus, Hibiscus integrifolius, Hibiscus jerroldianus, Hibiscus semilobatus, and 1 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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- Grows as
- Perennial or helophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Georgia to FloridaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: NC State Extension full, part; Wikipedia full
- Height
- 1.8 m to 2.4 mRead from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: NC State Extension 6–8 ft; Wikipedia 1.8–2.4 m
- Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources
- Flowers
- RedRead from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: NC State Extension red; Wikipedia red, white
- Coldest it survives
- -26.1 °C (USDA zone 5b)Read from NC State Extension and Wikipedia, checked: the middle of what its sources sayHalfway between its 2 sources, which differ. Sources differ: NC State Extension -28.9 °C; Wikipedia -23.3 °C
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
Where this comes from
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- 3D model: Muenchhusia coccinea (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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