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Shrub
Althea (Rose of Sharon)
Hibiscus syriacus
Old-fashioned summer bloomer with hibiscus-like flowers. Choose seedless types to avoid volunteers.
Recommended uses
- Accent
- Screens
- Cottage gardens
- Plant type
- Flowering shrub
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Deciduous
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Purple, Pink, White, Blue
- Mature height
- 8–12 ft
- Mature width
- 6–10 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Medium