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Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Sugar Tip®
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Sugar Tip®


 
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Shrub. Variegated foliage is attractive all season, and soft pink blooms in summer. Blooms late summer to late fall. Adaptable and easy to grow. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Heat tolerant. Drought tolerant. Salt tolerant.

Uses: containers, landscape
Sun
Plant in average soil moisture
Height: 96" - 144"
Plant: 60" - 84" apart
Habit: upright
Growability: easy

Uses Notes:
Late season color, hedges or screens, perennial or shrub borders, specimen and containers. May be planted in a container as a patio plant and then transplanted into the ground in fall.

 

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Maintenance Notes:
Grows in any soil unless it is either very dry or very wet. Prune in late fall or early spring. Can be heavily pruned. Prefers medium moisture. Fertilizer in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application. A supplemental dose of liquid fertilizer may be needed in mid-summer. This plant is slower growing than other rose of sharon.

Colorful foliage all season, and fluffy pink blooms in summer!

An eye-catching, new Rose of Sharon with brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. Unlike 'Purpureus Variegatus' this beauty actually flowers! It produces loads of clear pink, double flowers and does not produce seed like older cultivars. This is a beautiful plant that will look great in your garden all summer.

Sugar Tip® Hibiscus syriacus 'America Irene Scott' USPP 20,579, Can 3,582

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