Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
The Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon is a slow-growing, tightly upright bush with attractive blossoms of particular ornamental value. Used in gardens as a flowering bush or even as a container plant.
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Appearance
The Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon is a slow-growing, tightly upright bush with attractive blossoms of particular ornamental value. Used in gardens as a flowering bush or even as a container plant.
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Leaves
Rhombic to ovate palmately lobed leaves, alternate, in two rows, with pointed or obtuse tip, base rounded or broadly wedge-shaped, with roughly serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale green below. 5-10cm long, 3-7cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Yellowish autumn colour.
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Leaf upperside
Rhombic to ovate palmately lobed leaves, alternate, in two rows, with pointed or obtuse tip, base rounded or broadly wedge-shaped, with roughly serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale green below. 5-10cm long, 3-7cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Yellowish autumn colour.
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Leaf underside
Rhombic to ovate palmately lobed leaves, alternate, in two rows, with pointed or obtuse tip, base rounded or broadly wedge-shaped, with roughly serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale green below. 5-10cm long, 3-7cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Yellowish autumn colour.
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Flowers
Flowering period VI-IX. Very pretty, wide-belled violet blossoms with 5 petals each, 6-10cm wide, solitary, axillary, short-stalked and of particular ornamental value. The petals are free, the calyx overgrown, the bract with linear tips.
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Bark
Grey-brown, sometimes pale grey bark with spot-like lenticels. Branches are pale brown or dark brown, with furrowed surface, round cross-section.
Application
Flowering bush, gardens, container plants, for planting in groups, parks
Native regions
China, India
Location parameters
Light: sunny to off-sun; soil type: sandy-loamy to loamy; nutrient concentration: normal to very high; pH value of the soil: slightly acid to alkaline; soil: dry to moist.
Demands
Frost-hardy, not fume-hardy; tolerates urban climates; will not flower well on soil with low nutrient content; requires protection in the winter when young and after planting; may be damaged by late frost on nutrient-rich soil. Light: sun to off-sun.
Growth
1.5 - 2m high, 1-1.5m in diameter
Leaves
Rhombic to ovate palmately lobed leaves, alternate, in two rows, with pointed or obtuse tip, base rounded or broadly wedge-shaped, with roughly serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale green below. 5-10cm long, 3-7cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Yellowish autumn colour.
Flowers
Flowering period VI-IX. Very pretty, wide-belled violet blossoms with 5 petals each, 6-10cm wide, solitary, axillary, short-stalked and of particular ornamental value. The petals are free, the calyx overgrown, the bract with linear tips.
Fruits
5-lobed ovate capsule, 2-3cm long, containing numerous kidney-shaped seeds.
Bark
Grey-brown, sometimes pale grey bark with spot-like lenticels. Branches are pale brown or dark brown, with furrowed surface, round cross-section.
Roots
Heart-rooting; fleshy.