Hibiscus syriacus
Rose-of-Sharon

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Multi-Colored (Summer; colors range from white, pink, red, violet, or blue)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow to bronze fall color; usually not overwhelming)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Persists through winter; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10 feet
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils except for extremely wet conditions
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves alternate, simple, 2-4" long with 3 forward pointing lobes. Upright, dehiscent brown capsules persist in winter.

Additional Information

Flowers single or double, in wide range of colors (depending on cultivar), are born on new growth, so heavy pruning in the spring enhances blooming later that summer. Pruning to functional size of 4-5' produces excellent habit and flowering. Becomes leggy with age if not pruned. Prune hard when young to promote more branching. Occasionally, stems are killed back in winter; nevertheless, flowering on new growth is not reduced. Generally not the best for solid screening. Late to leaf out in spring. Salt tolerant.

1 Hibiscus syriacus found

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