Blue Bird Rose of Sharon

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Blue Bird Rose of Sharon

Price:

$7.99

Weight:

1.00 LBS

Availability:

Generally plants that are in stock will ship within 2 to 7 business days. Occasionally we trim plants to ensure better branching and flowering in your landscape.

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Product Description

Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird
Hibiscus syriacus 'Oisaeu Bleau'

FEATURES

Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit!

We are so pleased to be offering and growing this gorgeous variety which many consider to be the best single blue-flowered Rose of Sharon on the market. Loaded with an abundance of violet-blue flowers with ruby-red centers, Blue Bird is ideal as a hedge, foundation or specimen planting. One of its most exciting attributes is its long bloom time from mid-summer to frost which occurs after many other plantings have finished blooming for the season. Grows 6-8' tall and 6' wide. Full to parital sun. This variety was introduced in 1958 and is still sought after and popular amongst growers and in 2028 will be 70 years old. We have read grafted plants have improved vigor than own root plants. We haven't seen a difference so far.

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: Shrub or Tree	Shrub Type: Deciduous	Flower Color: Blue	Habit: Upright Vase Shape
Shrub Spacing: 6 Feet	Spread: 4 - 6 Feet	Flower Shade: Blue	Container Roll: Thriller
Height Category: Tall	Shrub Height: 6 - 8 Feet	Foliage Colors: Green	Foliage Shade: Green
Common Names: Rose of Sharon Althea	Invasiveness: This variety is sterile and produces little to no seeds.	Attracts: Polinators Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds	Resists: Deer Drought Clay Black Walnut

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement:

Full Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Blooms On:

New Growth

Bloom Time:

July to October

Hardiness Zones:

Perennial in Zones 5 - 8
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Watering Needs: Average

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Uses:

Landscape, Mass Plantings, Hedge,

Patented: No

This plant is in the public domain.

Fertilizer:

Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring.

Maintenance Notes:

Prefers well-drained soil. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering; Prune back in early spring before new growth begins to shape. Medium moisture. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees & shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application. This is a slow growing plant and may need a year in the landscape before it increases in size.