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The Lincoln Park Zoo holds North America's only accredited collection of perennial herbaceous Hibiscus plants. This botanical collection tells the history of four species of native North American hibiscus and the scientists who bred each delightful cultivated hibiscus, from the 1950s to today's modern introductions! This tour is best enjoyed during the season of peak bloom, which falls between mid August and early October.
Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' • 1 • Midnight Marvel hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Fireball' • 2 • Fireball hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Crown Jewels' • 3 • Crown Jewels hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Aquarian' • 4 • Aquarian hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Old Yella' • 5 • Old Yella hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Creme Brulee' • 6 • Creme Brulee hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Red Flyer' • 7 • Red Flyer hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' • 8 • Lord Baltimore hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Robert Fleming' • 9 • Robert Fleming hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Heartthrob' • 10 • Heartthrob hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Bahlibred' LUNA RED® • 11 • Luna Red hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Cherry Brandy' • 12 • Cherry Brandy hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' SUMMERIFIC® • 13 • SUMMERIFIC® Cranberry Crush hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Mars Madness' • 14 • Mars Madness hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'My Valentine' • 15 • My Valentine hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Vintage Wine' • 16 • Vintage Wine hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Summer in Paradise' • 17 • Summer in Paradise hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Purple Hearts' • 18 • Purple Hearts hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Holy Grail' SUMMERIFIC® • 19 • SUMMERIFIC® Holy Grail hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Moulin Rouge' • 20 • Moulin Rouge hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Fantasia' • 21 • Fantasia hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus dasycalyx • 22 • river rose mallow (English)
Hibiscus 'Small Wonders' • 23 • Small Wonders hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Copper Queen' • 24 • Copper Queen hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Cocker' CRISTI™ • 25 • Cristi™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Kopper King' • 26 • Kopper King hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Ruby Dot' • 27 • Ruby Dot hardy hibiscus, Ruby dot rose mallow (English)
Hibiscus 'Mocha Moon' • 28 • Mocha Moon hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Peppermint Flare' • 29 • Peppermint Flare hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Cherub' • 30 • Cherub hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Airbrush Effect' • 31 • Airbrush Effect hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Valentine's Crush' SUMMERIFIC® • 32 • SUMMERIFIC® Valentine's Crush hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus grandiflorus 'Moy Grande' • 33 • Moy Grande hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus '4385' SUMMER SPICE® PLUM FLAMBE™ • 34 • SUMMER SPICE® PLUM FLAMBE™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Yopinot' SPLASH™ Pinot Grigio • 35 • SPLASH™ Pinot Grigio hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'RUTHIB5' Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Dream™ • 36 • Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Dream™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Inner Glow' • 37 • SUMMMERIFIC® Inner Glow hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Lilac Crush' SUMMERIFIC® • 38 • SUMMERIFIC® Lilac Crush hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Luna Rose' • 39 • Luna Rose hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Super Rose' • 40 • Super Rose hardy hibiscus, Super Rose rose mallow (English)
Hibiscus 'Evening Rose' SUMMERIFIC® • 41 • SUMMERIFIC® Evening Rose hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'New Old Yella' • 42 • New Old Yella hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'PAS304889' Luna™ White • 43 • Luna White hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Edge of Night' SUMMERIFIC® • 44 • SUMMERIFIC® Edge of Night hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'All Eyes on Me' SUMMERIFIC® • 45 • SUMMERIFIC® All Eyes on Me hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Cherry Choco Latte' • 46 • Cherry Choco Latte hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night' • 47 • Starry Starry Night hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'PAS351671' Luna Pink Swirl • 48 • Luna Pink Swirl hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'RUTHIB1' Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Blush • 49 • Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Blush hardy hibsicus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'RUTHIB4' Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Desire • 50 • Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Desire hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Angel Eyes' • 51 • Angel Eyes hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Marshmallow Moon' • 52 • Marshmallow Moon hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Pink Clouds' • 53 • Pink Clouds hardy hibiscus, Pink Clouds rose mallow (English)
Hibiscus 'Blue River II' • 54 • Blue River II hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'PAS351671' Luna Pink Swirl • 55 • Luna Pink Swirl hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Eruption' • 56 • Eruption hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Pink Comet' • 57 • Pink Comet hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot' • 58 • Blackberry Merlot hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Spinderella' • 59 • Spinderella hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos 'RUTHIB2' Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Passion™ • 60 • Bloomables® Head Over Heels® Passion™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus '4389' SUMMER SPICE® CORDON BLEU™ • 61 • SUMMER SPICE® CORDON BLEU™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Little Prince' • 62 • Little Prince hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Pink Flare' • 63 • Pink Flare hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Pink Elephant' • 64 • Pink Elephant hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus '4400' SUMMER SPICE® CREME DE LA CREME™ • 65 • CREME DE LA CREME™ hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Cherry Cheesecake' SUMMERIFIC® • 66 • SUMMERIFIC® Cherry Cheesecake hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Dreamcatcher' • 67 • Dreamcatcher hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'James Fleming' • 68 • James Fleming hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Stardust' • 69 • Stardust hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Summer Storm' SUMMERIFIC® • 70 • SUMMERIFIC® Summer Storm hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Watermelon Ruffles' • 71 • Watermelon Ruffles hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Party Favor' • 72 • Party Favor hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Angelique' • 73 • Angelique hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus moscheutos • 74 • swamp rose mallow, Swamp Rose Mallow Rose Mallow (English)
Hibiscus 'Dave Fleming' • 75 • Dave Fleming hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Lou Emmons' • 76 • Lou Emmons hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'French Vanilla' SUMMERIFIC® • 77 • SUMMERIFIC® French Vanilla hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Perfect Storm' SUMMERIFIC® • 78 • SUMMERIFIC® Perfect Storm hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam' • 79 • Jazzberry Jam hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Mimi' • 80 • Mimi hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Strawberry Swirl' • 81 • Strawberry Swirl hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Candy Crush' SUMMERIFIC® • 82 • SUMMERIFIC® Candy Crush hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Berry Awesome' • 83 • Berry Awesome hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' • 84 • Plum Crazy hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus 'Plum Fantasy' • 85 • Plum Fantasy hardy hibiscus (English)
Hibiscus laevis • 86 • halberd-leaved rose mallow, smooth rose mallow (English)
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