Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus)
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) with large white flower petals sitting atop dark green serrated leaves.
Botanical name: Hibiscus syriacus
Common names: Blue Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon
Family: Malvaceae
Origin: Temperate Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 6-11
Plant form: Large bush
Mature height: 5-10 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Tolerates light freezing to about 30°F for short periods (mature plants). Young plants must be protected.
Watering: Regular
Flower color: Pink; white and off-white; blue, lavender, purple
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsHibiscus 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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Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) with five delicate petals surrounding a prominent white central column of stamens
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flowers cover the branches of this large, leafy shrub plant.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) flower with layered light pink petals and dark red markings inside.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) leaves with creamy white edges and deep green centers on stems.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower petals surrounding a pale central column amid jagged green leaves.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) tree filled with many small round green flower buds.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower atop green leaves growing from a dark round container.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) white flower with red center and green foliage near
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower open with a deep red center and white stamen.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower with ruffles resting on top of green foliage.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) leaves with jagged edges and a woody stem
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower with deep center amidst many serrated green leaves.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) blue flower with dark purple eye and white central style extension.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) light purple flower with wavy petals and a maroon center point
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower with red center and water droplets on the petals.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower petals opening around a white central column
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) shrub growing with many stems and pink flowers among green leaves.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower with ruffled petals and lush green leaves in soft light.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) holds a densely layered lavender purple flower over a hand.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower with ruffled petals and a deep red center.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower with a white center and green foliage in background
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower with many thin overlapping ruffled petals among green foliage
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower petals ruffled with layered edges on a green background.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) lavender flower with layered petals among dense foliage.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) white flower with ruffled petals and yellow center in natural light
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) white flower with ruffled petals and yellow center in the light.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) petal layers form a rounded light purple flower among green leaves
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) flower with layered light purple petals and a soft yellow center.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower with layered petals surrounded by deep green serrated leaves.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) blue flower showing five delicate petals with a deep red center.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) soft pink petals with a deep red center and yellow stamen.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) pink flower with green leaves and dark center near central stamen.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) leaves with creamy edges surrounding deep purple flower buds on branches
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) with multiple purple petals surrounding a dark center and green foliage.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) purple flower with layered petals surrounded by deep green serrated leaves.
Hibiscus syriacus (Blue Hibiscus) light purple flower with water drops and serrated green leaves.
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