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Sugar Tip® Rose of Sharon

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$19.99

Weight:

1.00 LBS

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Generally plants that are in stock will ship within 2 to 7 business days. Occasionally we trim plants to ensure better branching and flowering in your landscape.

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Product Description

Hibiscus syriacus 'American Irene Scott'

FEATURES

A unique hardy hibiscus with brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. The summer flowers are clear soft pink and double. It is a sterile cultivar that does not produce seeds. It prefers full sun to partial shade, and tolerates poor soils and some drought. It is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Prune to shape in spring. A Proven Winners introduction.

Plant was discovered in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Independence, MO. It is a naturally-occuring branch mutation of Hibiscus syriacus 'Lady Stanley' back in 2001. For a beautiful hedge or driveway plant both Sugar Tip Rose of Sharon & it's parent Lady Stanley Rose of Sharon together.

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: Shrub or Tree	Shrub Type: Deciduous	Flower Color: Pale Pink	Habit: Upright Bushy
Shrub Spacing: 6 Feet	Spread: 4 - 6 Feet	Flower Shade: Pale Pink	Container Roll: Thriller
Height Category: Tall	Shrub Height: 8 - 12 Feet	Foliage Colors: Cream Green	Foliage Shade: Cream & Green
Common Names: Rose of Sharon Althea	Invasiveness: This variety is sterile and does not produce seeds like other cultivars.	Attracts: Polinators Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds	Resists: Deer Drought Clay Black Walnut

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement:

Full Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Blooms On:

New Growth

Bloom Time:

July to October

Hardiness Zones:

Perennial in Zones 5 - 8
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Watering Needs: Average

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Uses:

Landscape, Mass Plantings, Hedge,

Patented: USPP 20, 579

This plant can not be propagated without a license by the patent holder.

Fertilizer:

Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring.

Maintenance Notes:

Prefers well-drained soil. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering; Prune back in early spring before new growth begins to shape. Medium moisture. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees & shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application. This is a slow growing plant and may need a year in the landscape before it increases in size.

Like most variegated plants, occasional reversions to the original green form may occur. These should be pruned out as needed.