Malvaviscus arboreus ‘Compactus’ – Sleeping Hibiscus (4″ pot)

$12.00

This is a tropical plant related to Hibiscus that gets small red flowers that do not fully open. This adorable miniature plant will produce flowers year round and hummingbirds love it. This plant can also be trained as a Bonsai tree.

Ships in 4″ plastic nursery pot. May ship pruned back. Does not come with flowers, but is mature to bloom.
***We do not sell finished Bonsai trees in Bonsai pots. This is a regular plant that you can make into a Bonsai or grow as a regular tree. The Bonsai plants in the pictures are an example of what you can do.

 

 

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Description

This is a tropical plant related to Hibiscus (and looks like the dwarf turk’s cap) that gets small red flowers that do not fully open. This adorable “miniature” plant will produce flowers year round in a tropical climate and hummingbirds LOVE it at our nursery. I always catch one in the fall when I walk by the plants at our nursery. This plant can also be kept small and trained as a Bonsai tree.
Here is a youtube link to a green hummingbird I was able to catch on video enjoying the flowers. Video taken in November 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFHWYciHrws

All photos are for reference purposes only. We do not sell finished Bonsai trees.

FAMILY : Malvaceae
ORIGIN : Mexico, Brazil
MATURE SIZE : 6′ – 8′ but it is trimmable and can even be trained as a Bonsai tree
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full/partial sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : keep slightly moist
MIN. TEMP. : low 30’s for short periods
FLOWER : year round

Additional information

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 7 × 10 × 25 in
Gardino Nursery