Plum Crazy Hardy Hibiscus
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Plum Crazy Hardy Hibiscus highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Growth RateFast, Medium
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Fall
Growing Zones 4-9
Do you want it all? A perennial with enormous blooms, exotic appeal, and wide climate adaptability? You're not nuts! The Hibiscus Plum Crazy Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Plum Crazy') is an amazing Rose Mallow and Rose of Sharon relative that's an absolutely beautiful plant and checks every box for even the wildest of your landscape demands!
Featuring enormous satellites of exotic Tropical Hibscus-like flowers and maple-leaf-like foliage that are both a lovely shade of purple! Plum Crazy has breathtaking 10" plum flowers with purple streaking centers. These large plum flowers nicely complement this shrub's dark purple maple-cut leaves. It has a bushy, upright form but will be smothered in those masses of plum goodness until frost!
Blooming like crazy from mid to late summer, its flowers are adored by butterflies and Hummingbirds alike! Lasting just a day each like Tropical Hibiscus and Rose of Sharon, Hardy Hibiscus presents you with fresh blossoms each day! Super easy-care and thriving equally well in the cold winters of USDA hardiness zones 4, Plum Crazy keeps blooming through the heat and sun of summers up to zone 9!
Planting and Application:
Incredible specimens and focal points on their own, add Plum Crazy to romantic Cottage gardens and Mixed Perennial Gardens for a flouncy colorway all growing season! Their exotic crinkly blooms look equally perfect in poolside seating planters with Banana plants and flamingos as they do around the breakfast nook on your balcony or a Zen-inspired meditation garden!
Growing barely 2 feet wide, add this long-lasting burst of color to Rose gardens, as a facer plant to your foundation planting, or to hide leggy bare stems of larger shrubs, evergreen hedges, or around trees as a frilly purple skirt! The turn into your driveway will not be missed with one of these planted as a mailbox backdrop! Hardy Hibiscus are must-haves for the Pollinator garden too!
Use Plum Crazy as a plum-perfect backdrop, privacy hedge, accent plant, or en mass! The low-maintenance, easy-going nature will astound you! While they are magnets for butterflies and pollinators, deer and rabbits tend to leave them alone, so ahead and go a little crazy by using this carefree perennial everywhere you need a dramatic pop of color!
- Large Plum Petals With Dark Purple/Magenta Eyes
- Blooms Like Crazy Until Frost!
- Great Maple-Leaf Shaped Foliage Tinged Plum
- Narrow Growth-Habit
- Attracts Pollinators & Hummingbirds - Not Deer Or Rabbits!
- Fantastic Large Planter Thrillers, Backdrops, Seasonal Hedges & Bold Specimens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
For best performance, plant Hardy Hibiscus in full sun in cooler climates or afternoon shade/part shade in hotter regions. Moist soils are best all growing season, but this Hardy Hibiscus is a bit drought-tolerant once established and can even tolerate brief soggy conditions too. It grows well in any fertile, well-drained soil, with Nature Hills Root Booster for lifelong symbiotic root support. Top with a 3-4 inch thick layer of mulch, and provide regular moisture all growing season long.
Perennial Hibiscus should be cut back to 4-6" from the ground in the early spring while you wait for that new growth to appear. Just be patient - Sometimes these plants are the last to show up for the party each spring. But they are fast-growing and well worth the wait!
- Heat & Cold-Hardy in Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Moderate/Regular Moisture All Summer
- Adaptable to Most Rich Well-Drained Soil Types
- Prune To Ground Late Winter-Early Spring
- Late to Emerge But Fast-Growing!
- Deer & Rabbits Seldom Bother Them
You're not crazy for wanting it all! Order your own Plum Crazy Hardy Hibiscus and feel good about your choice for years to come! Buy enough for your next project as soon as you see these fantastic perennials available at NatureHills.com!
