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Malvaceae
Rose-of-sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Also known as Hibiscus syriacus var. amplissimus, Hibiscus syriacus var. sinensis, Hibiscus syriacus var. chinensis, Althaea frutex
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Hibiscus · Shrub · Flowering Shrub · Deciduous · Pollinator · Summer Blooms · Cottage Garden · Privacy Screen · Hardy · Low Maintenance
Rose-of-Sharon is a versatile, easy-care deciduous shrub prized for its showy late-summer blooms in shades of white, pink, purple, and blue. Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and water deeply but infrequently once established. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape the plant and encourage abundant flowering; it is quite forgiving and drought-tolerant once mature.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Assam, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District Of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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