Sugar Tip® Rose of Sharon

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Sugar Tip® Rose of Sharon

Sugar Tip® Rose of Sharon

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$19.99

Weight:

1.00 LBS

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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

Sugar Tip� Rose of Sharon is a summer-flowering Rose of Sharon that brings dependable color after many spring shrubs have already finished.

Plant Quick Stats

Plant TypeDeciduous flowering shrub

LightFull sun to partial shade

WaterAverage moisture

SoilMoist, well-drained; adaptable

USDA Zones5–9

Species SizeAbout 8–12 ft tall × 6–10 ft wide; cultivar may differ

BloomSummer on new growth

WildlifePollinators, butterflies and hummingbirds

Pruning & Bloom

Rose of Sharon flowers on new growth, which makes late-winter or early-spring pruning useful when a plant needs shaping. Established plants are adaptable, but flowering is strongest with good light and reasonable moisture.

About This Variety

Hibiscus syriacus 'American Irene Scott' FEATURES A unique hardy hibiscus with brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. The summer flowers are clear soft pink and double. It is a sterile cultivar that does not produce seeds.

It prefers full sun to partial shade, and tolerates poor soils and some drought. It is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Prune to shape in spring.

A Proven Winners introduction. Plant was discovered in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Independence, MO. It is a naturally-occuring branch mutation of Hibiscus syriacus ' Lady Stanley ' back in 2001.

For a beautiful hedge or driveway plant both Sugar Tip Rose of Sharon & it's parent Lady Stanley Rose of Sharon together.