PlantsShrubs & Vines
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Late summer hollyhock flowers on a shrub
EasyShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–8 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Aug–Sep
- How it spreads
- Shrub, seeds
- What to buy
- A cultivar. Deadhead if you don't want seedlings.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Very late to leaf out. Seedlings show up in cracks. Sterile cultivars exist if you don't want them. Not hardy hibiscus, which dies to the ground.
