Rose of sharon bush or tree

Gardening Help Search. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun.

Rose of sharon tree height

Prefers moist, organically rich soils, but tolerates poor soils and some drought. Very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Generally tolerant of urban conditions. Prune to shape in spring. Pruning back to buds in late winter may produce larger blooms. Easily propagated by stem cuttings.

Aphrodite rose of sharon tree form

May be grown from seed, but seedlings may not have the exact same flower color as the parent. Species plants can self-seed aggressively in optimum growing conditions. It may be trained as a small tree or espalier. Each flower has a prominent and showy center staminal column. Genus name is the old Greek and Latin name for mallow.

Specific epithet suggests the plant comes from Syria which appears to be false because it is native to eastern Asia.