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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet (about 1 meter)
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet (about 1 meter)
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Pollution
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 29,105
Goes Dormant
Parentage: (Hibiscus paramutabilis x Hibiscus syriacus) x (Hibiscus paramutabilis x Hibiscus syriacus)

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Pollypetite™
Cultivar name: 'Rosina'
Common names
  • Hybrid Rose of Sharon
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Althea
  • Hibiscus

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-06
Location: Lebanon OH
Date: 2019-07-25
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-20

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