Blushing Bride Hibiscus ( Althea ) - Rose Of Sharon

Blushing Bride Hibiscus ( Althea ) - Rose Of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus 'Blushing Bride'

An outstanding flowering shrub that provides soft color in the summer. Large double flowers with a lovely pink blush are held on upright slender branches with toothy green leaves. A showy specimen. Works well as a flowering hedge or screen. Deciduous. Hibiscus syriacus, commonly called rose of Sharon or shrub althea, is a vigorous, upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub. It may be trained as a small tree or espalier. Showy, hollyhock-like, 5-petaled flowers appear over a long, early-summer to fall bloom period. Each flower has a prominent and showy center staminal column.

Mature Height : 8-10 Feet

Mature Width : 4-6 Feet

Exposure : Full sun

Hardiness Zones : 5-9