Types of Pink and Yellow Hibiscus

Broadleaf Evergreens

• Grow the Japanese lantern (Hibiscus schizopetalus) in containers if you live in zones colder than U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. You can bring them indoors when frost threatens their well-being. Japanese lanterns are broadleaf evergreens, growing to 8 feet and generating pink, drooping flowers. Rose pink flowers are a product of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis "Persimmon," a Chinese hibiscus for zones 10 and 11. The broadleaf evergreen shrub grows to 10 feet, blooms from May through September and boasts glossy, green foliage.

Perennials

• The large, 10- to 12-inch-wide flowers of Hibiscus "Old Yella" are pale yellow, with a reddish center. This perennial resembles a woody shrub, growing to 42 inches tall and blooming from July through early fall. Old Yella is typical of most hibiscus in that the flowers bloom for but one single day, with new ones opening on a daily basis throughout the summer. It is cold hardy to USDA zone 4, as is "Fantasia," a hardy hibiscus form with pink flowers. The flowers are as wide as 9 inches on this small perennial, which grows between 24 and 36 inches high.

Deciduous Shrubs

• The Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a deciduous shrub for USDA zones 5 through 8. "Aphrodite" is a cultivar that turns out dark pink flowers, according to the University of Connecticut Plant Database. Aphrodite grows between 6 and 8 feet tall, with its flowers as wide as 4 inches. "Lucy" is a similar shrub, growing to 8 feet, spreading out as wide as 6 feet and generating red-pink flowers. Lucy sometimes blooms as late as October.

More Yellow Forms

• Hibiscus trionum is an annual form of hibiscus, capable of producing a pale yellow flower. This species grows to 24 inches and blooms from June into October in full sun locations. Hibiscus brackenridgei grows to 30 feet in some instances on its native Hawaii. The official state flower of Hawaii, this plant also has yellow flowers, but with a maroon center. Hibiscus brackenridgei will only grow in the warmest zones in the United States, such as 10 and 11.