- Name:Texas Star Hibiscus - Other Common Names: Brilliant Hibiscus / Scarlet Hibiscus / Scarlet Rosemallow - Scientific Name: Hibiscus Coccineus / Hibiscus Semilobatus - Color: Red - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Summer - Fall - Hardiness Zone: 6 - 11 - Plant Height: 60 - 96" - Plant Spacing: 36 - 48" - Light Requirements: Sun- Part Shade - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Moist (Bog) - Quantity: 10 Seeds - Other: The Texas Star Hibiscus Is Native To The United States From Virginia South To Florida & West To Louisiana, But Oddly Enough, Is Not Native To Texas. Its Huge Red Flowers 4 – 6” Flowers Are Very Showy. Their 5 Petals Open Wide In A Star Shape, & Their Nectar Attracts Bees, Butterflies, & Hummingbirds! The Large 4 - 6” Palmate Leaves Of This Deer Resistant Shrub Are Also Ornamental. In Nature, This Hibiscus Is Found In Wet Locations Such As Swamps, Ditches, & Along Streams. You Can Grow Them In A Similarly Wet Location Or In The Average Moisture Conditions Of A Typical Garden Bed.