It has just started blooming and is covered with red flowers. It seems no storm can knock it down. This is the third year it has been in the ground (started from seed) and has really grown into a beautiful garden centerpiece. I will save seeds from this.

Does anyone have a name for this?

These are one of my favorite shrubs, they were trouble free and maintenance free apart from some light pruning in the spring. They produced huge flowers completely covering the foliage. I cut these for the house often because they lasted a good long time.

When the flowers were done, the foliage continued to look fresh and full until fall when it aged slowly to deep burgundy. I had these in an east-facing location which was partly shaded by big trees. I'm sorry that I can't grow them here in the Southwest where it's too hot and dry. Enjoy!

Cheryl

The leaves are oak-shaped. It is a tall very airy plant.

They're incredibly easy to grow from seed--just let the seed pods ripen, harvest the seeds & grow them via winter sowing or else let them reseed.

These leaves are very skinny oak-shaped and large unlike the wide Rose of Sharon leaves.

I think a photo would be most useful for an accurate id. Would you be able to post one?

Texas

I need to move mine when its dormant next spring, its close to the drip pipe from the air conditioner system and thats making the flowers turn black before opening. At least I think thats the problem, soil too wet. I don't see any thrips on it. Otherwise the plant looks great. Its so frustrating because its loaded with buds and the flowers are big and red before they turn into raisins right before fully opening.

I can see comparing it to oak leaves, like a skinny oak leaf, the pointy kinds of oak leaves on certain varieties. Thats a closer fit than maple-like.

edit, I think I am wrong on this. I started wondering and googled coccinea. I had always thought these were connected but I was wrong. Every plant I have run into with coccinea in the name seems to be red and I thought these were connected. I have seen a red pigment with that name. Sorry. Confusing stuff.

BTW, I saved seed last year from it and none of them germinated. That surprises me because both the perennial hibiscus and Rose of Sharon are so easy to start from seed. I am wondering if because it is so late in blooming that the seeds don't have time to mature. Anybody know? I will be moving in the spring and definitely want to take some of this one with me.