Rose of Sharon may be beautiful, but it's also an aggressive grower that's even considered invasive in four U.S. states. Here ...

Hibiscus are ideal plants to add to your garden. Their vibrant, colorful blossoms add excitement and curb appeal while also ...

By Dr. Eddie Miles Louis Smith MSU Extension Service Aug 21, 2024 ...

You surely are familiar with the plant I’m talking about, but if not, let me clinch recognition with additional description. Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall.

But they really prefer sun. The rose of Sharon can get large, upwards to 12 feet tall and easily six feet wide, but they can be contained by annual pruning each year if you want to keep them smallish.

A member of the large hibiscus family that includes more than 250 species, rose-of-Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus, has been in the US for a long time and is considered a heritage plant.

Please let me know the correct answer. A The plant looks like a rose of Sharon or Althea (Hibiscus syriacus). The larger, smooth green pods are seed pods, not flower buds.

Due to the National Gardening Bureau declaring 2021 the Year of the Hardy Hibiscus, I find myself back, once again, visiting these reliable and late-blooming perennial and shrubby plants.

You surely are familiar with the plant I'm talking about, but if not, let me clinch recognition with additional description. Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall. It's not ...

Rose of Sharon and its relatives are part of the Mallow Family. The most famous "mallow" plant is the wetland marsh mallow. Marshmallows were originally made from the candied roots of marsh mallows.

Rose of Sharon was named for a place: a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast in western Israel. The plant growing there, the “rose of Sharon” mentioned in the Bible, was probably a wild tulip.