Pink Althea Rose Of Sharon
This beautiful new rose of sharon has the same flower power and soft graceful stems of other chiffon varieties but with large soft pink flowers.
Pink althea rose of sharon. Unique clear pink color. These hibiscus althea trees make for great specimen plants and grow to around 9 feet 2 7 m tall. We live on a fairly quiet street but there are many passersby walking dogs and coming home from work. Rose of sharon shrubs can be sensitive to drought or waterlogged soil.
You will get bright pink tropical flowers for months. The pink rose of sharon or althea tree is known for its lengthy blooming season. Across 8 cm adorned with darker veins at their center. Rose of sharon shrubs need well draining soil and regular watering in times of drought.
In fact the showy flowers are breathtakingly deep pink. You will get bright pink tropical flowers for months. I have planted two rose of sharon one white and one pink in my beautifully landscaped front yard. Flowers from aphrodite hibiscus shrubs look like pink blooms with a red spot in the center.
Rose of sharon pink chiffon shrub althea pink chiffon hibiscus syriacus jwnwood4 pp24336 hibiscus syriacus pink chiffon rose of sharon is a bushy deciduous shrub noted for its large soft pink semi double flowers up to 3 in. Another feature giving the shrub value is its relatively late period of blooming in the northeastern united states it blooms in august. You ll fall in love with the distinctive clear pink blooms they re a favorite of everyone who sees them in our trial garden. The rose of sharon hibiscus syriacus also known as an althea shrub is a mid summer bloomer in white pink red or purple with a red center.
In my opinion the rose of sharon shrub is an eyesore until it finally gets leaves in late spring early summer zone 6. You can expect a flurry of large flowers from early summer to early fall a time when other plants in your garden are going dormant. You can also find them ruffled in the same array of colors including what many call blue. Aphrodite althea hibiscus syriacus the aphrodite variety of rose of sharon produces flowers in varying shades of pink.
The rose of sharon bush prefers moist well draining soil although it will tolerate most soil conditions except those that are soggy or extremely dry. A top dressing of organic compost or mulch may benefit the rose of sharon bush. A time when other plants in your garden are going dormant. In fact the showy flowers are a breathtaking deep pink you can expect a flurry of large flowers from early summer to early fall.
Shrub althea is best planted into rich well draining slightly acidic soil in a full sun to part shade location.