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- Benchcard: Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Tag: Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Plant of the Week: Plant of the Week January 30, 2020
- Spec Sheet: Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus
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- Grower Sheet: Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Spec Sheet: Chiffon® series hibiscus
- Grower Sheet: Spec Sheet: 2020 Shrubs of the Year Grower’s Guide
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Meet the Breeder
Dr. Roderick Woods
Cambridge, England, UK
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Blue CHIFFON®
![Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs](/images-templates/proven-winners-logo.png)
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
'Notwoodthree'
PP#20,574; CBR#3583
![Close up of Blue Chiffon Hibiscus rich blue bloom](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Blue%20Chiffon%201.jpg)
![Heavy blooming Blue Chiffon Hibiscus with greenhouse in the background](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Blue%20Chiffon%202.jpg)
![Close up of Blue Chiffon Hibiscus elegant blue blooms](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Blue%20Chiffon%203.jpg)
![Heavy blooming Blue Chiffon Hibiscus in field](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Blue%20Chiffon%204.jpg)
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- Award winner
- Double blooms
- Refined habit
- Description
Rich blue summer flowers. The Chiffon® series of rose of Sharon is distinguished by its elegant habit, floriferous nature, and anemone-like double blooms. Blue Chiffon® rose of Sharon brings an always-popular true blue to the line. Long blooming.
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- Awards
- Silver Medal from the Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society; 2012 RHS Award of Garden Merit
- USDA Zone
- 5 - 9 (-20°F/-28.9°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Height
- 8 - 12'
- Width
- 6 - 10'
- Finish Time
- 1 season
- Type
- Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Flower Color
- Blue
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Liner Sizes
- 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil
Not finicky about soil - any well-drained site will do.Pruning
Regular pruning is not required. May be trimmed, pruned, or shaped as desired in early spring.Uses
Specimen; hedge; foundation plantings; mixed borders; screening.Growing Tips
Rose of Sharon generally has high fertility needs and may benefit from yearly applications of a granular fertilizer formulated for flowering shrubs.Features: Deer resistant, Heat tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Salt tolerant, Drought tolerant, Award winner
Filters: Botanical genus: Hibiscus, Common name: Rose of Sharon, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Summer, Blue flowers, Green foliage
Features: Deer resistant, Heat tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Salt tolerant, Drought tolerant, Award winner
Filters: Botanical genus: Hibiscus, Common name: Rose of Sharon, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Summer, Blue flowers, Green foliage