Rose of Sharon
| When to Plant: | |
| Spring |
| Blooms: | |
| Summer into Fall |
| Light Requirements: | |
| Full Sun |
| Plant Height: | ||
| Varies by type. Ranges from 4-10'. | ||
| Hardiness Zones: | |
| Grow as Perennial in zones 5-8. Grow as Annual elsewhere. Find Your Zone |
| Planting Depth: | |
| Deep enough so that the crown is even with the ground level. |
| Plant Spacing: | |
| 6-10' |
| Plant Type: | |
| Bare Root |
Hibiscus, commonly called the Rose of Sharon, are large shrubs or small trees that produce red, trumpet-shaped flowers over a long bloom season. It is a high impact flower that will make a garden in any part of the world look like a tropical paradise.
They can be planted alone, used as a specimen plant or grown as hedge plant. Hibiscus can also be pruned into a single stemmed small tree.
Plant Hibiscus in the spring after all danger of frost has passed in a full sun location. Dig a hole approximately a 12" deep and a 12" wide.
Place the plant in the hole and fill it half full with soil. Fill hole with water. After water has drained, fill the rest of the hole with the remaining soil.
Water thoroughly again and continue doing so regularly.
Fertilize at planting and then again each year after flowering.
Hibiscus blooms best in full sun. Little to no pruning will allow it to bloom profusely with smaller flowers, while heaving pruning will create larger but fewer flowers.
