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 'Gandini van Aart' FEATURES A new color for this unique rose of Sharon series!White Pillar® rose of Sharon is a sister plant to Purple Pillar®, the plant that changed how you think about rose of Sharon. Both naturally grow as a narrow column, so it takes up just a fraction of the space that conventional roses of Sharon do. This particular variety sports pure white, semi-double blooms, making it an elegant choice for planting in any style landscape and along with any type of architecture.

This unusual, space-saving habit unlocks so many new design possibilities: plant alongside your front entrance, as the centerpiece to a formal container, as a privacy screen, or a dramatic specimen. It's easier than ever to enjoy this summer-blooming favorite. Available in better garden centers in spring 2018.Top reasons to grow White Pillar rose of Sharon: Narrow, space-saving habit is unlike other rose of Sharon.

Doubled white flowers work with any home and color scheme. All the easy care reliability you expect from roses of Sharon. CHARACTERISTICS Plant Type: Shrub or Tree Shrub Type: Deciduous Flower Color: Violet Habit: Upright Bushy Shrub Spacing: 4 - 5 Feet Spread: 4 - 5 Feet Flower Shade: Violet Container Roll: Thriller Height Category: Tall Shrub Height: 5 - 8 Feet Foliage Colors: Green Foliage Shade: Green Common Names: Rose of Sharon Althea Invasiveness: This variety produces very few 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 Find Your Hardiness Zone Watering Needs: Average Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.