Hibiscus syriacus
Colorful foliage all season, and fluffy pink blooms in summer! Fabulous and eye-catching from spring to fall, Sugar Tip rose of Sharon offers unique brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. It produces loads of clear pink, double flowers and does not produce seed. This is a beautiful semi-dwarf rose of Sharon that saves space and looks great all summer. Sold in 3 gallon container.
Top reasons to grow Sugar Tip® rose of Sharon:
- Variegated foliage adds beauty and interest before and beyond the bloom time
- Pure pink double flowers don't set seed - no nuisance seedlings to pull up!
- Unusual semi-dwarf habit is perfect for flower gardens and landscaping
- Long Blooming
- Heat Tolerant
- Drought Tolerant
- Salt Tolerant
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resists: Deer
Plant Type: Shrub
Shrub Type: Deciduous
Height Category: Tall
Garden Height: 60 - 72 Inches
Spacing: 60 - 84 Inches
Spread: 48 - 72 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink
Flower Shade: Pink
Foliage Colors: Green / White
Foliage Shade: Variegated
Habit: Upright
Container Role: Thriller
Light Requirement: Sun
Maintenance Category: Moderate
Blooms On: New Wood
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Hardiness Zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average
Uses: Container / Landscape
Uses Notes: Summer color, hedges or screens, perennial or shrub borders, specimen and containers. May be planted in a container as a patio plant and then transplanted into the ground in fall.