These sturdy, stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich green, three-lobed lobed leaves to their immense flowers that appear mid to late summer. Compact 3-4 foot plants are covered with saucer shaped pink and white 8-inch flowers with red stripes and a dark red eye. The leaves are maple-shaped and dark red-black, making this plant attractive all season long. Introduced in 2015 by Walter’s Gardens, Zeeland, MI, it is a cross between Hibiscus ‘Crown Jewels’ x ‘Midnight Marvel’. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the middle, making them appear quite tropical. They prefers moist, and even wet, soils but can manage in average garden soils with regular deep watering in hot dry conditions.