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Meet the Breeder
Dr. Roderick Woods
Cambridge, England, UK
Magenta CHIFFON®
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
'Rwoods5'
PP#29,683; CBR#6489
- Outstanding color
- Graceful habit
- Low seed set
- Description
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.
- Awards
- 2016 Plantarium Silver Medal
- 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