We often think of Hibiscus as tropical plants from Hawaii and other warm weather states. While this Hibiscus can be grown there, it will not survive our winters and gardeners often plant this and treat it as an annual plant. What many gardeners do not know is that there is a winter-hardy Hibiscus. Often referred to simply as Hardy Hibiscus, these shrubs will die to the ground in the winter but reappear in the late spring. I have several in my garden and they are now coming into flower. It is nice to have a shrub blooming at this time of year as not many are. The flowers are large and there is a range of colors, white, pink, red and combinations of all of these colors. Plants reach about 4-feet tall and this is an excellent time to visit garden centers to select the color you want. These winter-hardy Hibiscus are best planted in full sun.