General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 to 12'
Plant Spread: 6 to 10'
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Rose Of Sharon
  • Althea
  • Hibiscus

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Date: 2012-07-05
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Mar 5, 2012 1:16 PM concerning plant:
    White with a red eye, triploid. Introduction by National Arboretum.

    National Arboretum: "Shrub triploid, densely branched. Leaves glabrous, dark green, triangular or rhombic-ovate, mostly 3-lobed, 7-10cm long, 4-7cm wide, margins toothed and notched. Flowers waxy, campanulate, undulate, heavy ruffled, 10-15cm diam. Petaloids 3-20, twisted, lanceolate, white with pink. received: Jul-1980."

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