Rose of Sharon-Paeonyflorus

This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. This plant really requires no pruning, unless you need to remove a dead or damaged branch. Otherwise, prune to shape. Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. It has a long, early summer to fall bloom period. 'Paeonyflorus' bears double flowers in pink to wine color from late summer until mid-fall. It is an excellent flowering shrub that may be massed, planted in groups, or used as a specimen. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring. This cultivar is a sterile triploid that produces very few if any seed pods. The plant is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. The Paeonyflorus Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Paeonyflorus, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall. ... get more information