One of my neighbors planted a hibiscus a few years ago and I fell in love with the big pink flowers. I searched for a similar one with the burgundy leaves and big pink blooms and chose this one. I planted it this spring and it has already grown to be huge. I was a little sad that it started to bloom just as I was leaving town for 2 weeks, but it’s still going. I counted at least 20 buds on it today. So many things bloom in the spring. It’s nice to have something that blooms in the summer and keeps going.