TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Hibiscus syriacus, Blue Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

Blue Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon
Family: Malvaceae
Origin: Temperate Asia
USDA Zone: 5-10?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSemi-shadeFull sunRegular waterBlue, lavender, purple flowersWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Hibiscus syriacus is a shrub with large showy flowers (in single or double flowering form, with solid colors or bicolors) that blooms all Summer long and has a distinctive vase-shaped growth habit.

Single or double-flowering, large-petaled, very showy flowers adorn the plant throughout the Summer. Solid colors of white, red, purple, mauve, violet, or blue, or bicolors with a different colored throat, depending upon cultivar. Hibiscus syriacus got a blossom at 2 year old.


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