General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names
  • Hardy Hibiscus
  • Rose Of Sharon
  • Hibiscus
  • Althea

Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Mar 19, 2012 5:43 AM concerning plant:
    Small pure-white flowers with broad rounded petals. Flower size is about half the size of 'Hanso'. This is a mid-season blooming type, showing peak in late August.

    Branches upright, growing up to 7-10 feet high in a year under ideal conditions. Sowol was named in memory of the Korean poet, So-wol Kim.

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