With a mature height of around 12 feet and a width of around 10 feet, even one rose of Sharon shrub (also known as common hibiscus) can easily overwhelm a small space, so the last thing you want ...

Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall. It’s not a delicate shrub, fine with twigs, but one with branches that are relatively thick and few.

It can even be planted in a large container. The deciduous shrub, which reaches a mature height of 8 to 12 feet, is deer resistant, heat tolerant and low maintenance. Plus, it attracts hummingbirds.

Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall. It’s not a delicate shrub, fine with twigs, but one with branches that are relatively thick and few.

Rose of Sharon is an easy shrub to incorporate in the landscape as it has many uses. The tree form can be used as a specimen while the shrub can grace the foundation of the home, be incorporated ...

All can end up about 8 to 10 feet tall and 7 or 8 feet across in a few years. On the plus side, rose-of-sharon is a very tough plant that blooms over a long period from mid-summer on.

Q.: My hibiscus dies off in the fall and grows back from the roots each spring to about 8 feet tall and with 50 to 60 blossoms. Can it be trimmed to produce a lower height without damaging the new ...

Answer: Unlike most other trees and shrubs, Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) isn’t fussy about how and when you prune it. There are, however, several things to consider before pruning your plants.

Gardening Cutting back shrub rose and rose-of-sharon Published: Mar. 19, 2007, 4:28 p.m. By George Weigel | Special to PennLive ...

Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall. It’s not a delicate shrub, fine with twigs, but one with branches that are relatively thick and few.

Rose of Sharon is an upright shrub, perhaps 8 to 10 feet tall. It’s not a delicate shrub, fine with twigs, but one with branches that are relatively thick and few.