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- Benchcard: Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Tag: Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Spec Sheet: Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Grower Sheet: Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus
- Benchcard: Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus - Tree Form
- Spec Sheet: Chiffon® spec sheet
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Meet the Breeder
Dr. Roderick Woods
Cambridge, England, UK
Lavender CHIFFON®
![Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs](/images-templates/proven-winners-logo.png)
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
'Notwoodone'
PP#12,619
![Close up of purple Lavender Chiffon bloom](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Lavender%20Chiffon%201.jpg)
![Heavy blooming Lavender Chiffon in landscape bed](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Lavender%20Chiffon%202.jpg)
![Multiple purple Lavender Chiffon blooms in the landcape](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Lavender%20Chiffon%203.jpg)
![Close up of purple Lavender Chiffon bloom](https://springmeadownursery.com/files/plant_images/Hibiscus%20Lavender%20Chiffon%203.jpg)
![YouTube video describing the plant shown on this page](/images-templates/springm-video-thumb.png)
- Award winner
- Double blooms
- Refined habit
- Description
Double purple summer blooms. The Chiffon® series of rose of Sharon is distinguished by its elegant habit, floriferous nature, and anemone-like double blooms. Lavender Chiffon® rose of Sharon brings a good clean purple to the line - never looks dull or muddy. Long blooming.
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- Awards
- 2003 Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit; Gold Medal Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society; Mail Order Gardening Association Green Thumb Award; Top Pick Dallas Arboretum
- 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
- Purple
- Foliage Color
- Green
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, Purple 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, Purple flowers, Green foliage