Description
- Showy, large flowers bloom in summer on this vase-shaped very small tree or large shrub. There are varieties with flowers in white, pink, purple, and blue. Most have a dark pink center that contrasts with the petals.
- The leaves are bright green during the growing season and are attractively toothed. The leaves drop in the fall, without much fall color.
- You can grow this tree with a single trunk tree or allow it to have several trunks. The single trunk form will grow tall faster than multi trunk trees.
- The Rose of Sharon grows best with moderate water and blooms most in full sun.
Young Rose of Sharon
Size
Height: 10 to 15 feet
Spread: 10 to 20 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Irrigation needed: medium water
Fall Color: none
Flowers: large, white, pink, purple flowers
Seeds/Fruit: small capsule
Planting Distances
Front of green utility box: 8 feet
Building or swimming pool: 4 feet
Fence, underground utilities: 3 feet
Paving: 2 feet
OK to plant under high voltage lines
