can any hibiscus stand winters

A man up the street has 3 huge hibiscus plants and he said he doesn’t do anything to them in the winter. We live in Iowa so it gets darn cold. Could he be telling me a fib or is there a species that withstands cold and doesn’t need to be brought in during the winter?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/29/2015 @ 12:25 am

Yes, there are cold hardy hibiscus. These are different then the tropical varieties.

Here are links that have more information.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rose-of-sharon/blue-hibiscus-information.htm ^[1]
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/newsrel/2002/aug02/aug0242.html ^[2]

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