Meet the Breeder
Dr. Roderick Woods
Cambridge, England, UK
Magenta CHIFFON®
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
'Rwoods5'
USPP 29,683; CBRAF
- Outstanding color
- Graceful habit
- Low seed set
We are delighted to finally bring beautiful Magenta Chiffon® rose of Sharon to the North American market. This addition to the best selling Chiffon series shares the trademark double, anemone-like blooms and soft, graceful habit but with a deeply saturated vibrant magenta flowers. Can be grown as a standard or shrub.
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 Pink
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: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Heat tolerant, Salt tolerant
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, Pink flowers, Green foliage
Features: Alkaline soil, Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant, Heat tolerant, Salt tolerant
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, Pink flowers, Green foliage