Miniature Rose Of Sharon Tree

Each stem is packed with flower buds that open to reveal white flowers with a showy red eye.

Miniature rose of sharon tree. I always enjoy taking rose of sharon pictures from my mom s rose of sharon tree in her yard. Kyung ku shim in korea where rose of sharon is much beloved as the national flower. Rose of sharon is a deciduous upright shrub or small tree that produces brilliant cuplike flowers late in the season after other flowers have petered out. And cvs hardy in usda zones 4.

The last two rose of sharon pictures in this row show the progress of this little tree. But being deciduous they will not screen out prying eyes year round. Across 7 cm adorned with a dark red throat. The lil kim violet rose of sharon will bloom these violet flowers with deep red throats.

The size of its flowers are large 5 inches in diameter pink with red centers. Lil kim rose of sharon is a very special plant it s about half the size of a conventional rose of sharon and sports an elegant refined habit. Blooming continuously from summer to fall each flower lasts for three days instead of one day like other rose of sharon. It amazes me that these plants are so easy to grow.

Most rose of sharon trees grow to be about 8 to 10 feet tall with widths of half that. Miniature althea lil kim rose of sharon lovely large white flowers with spectacular red eyes perfect for small gardens ideal container plant easy care flowering shrubs summertime green foliage makes the flowers really pop heat and drought tolerant great low growing hedge or specimen deer resistant. After planting rose of sharon this attractive specimen may thrive with neglect. On this cultivar pink purple and red double blooms occur on the very same shrub.

This attractive and versatile shrub thrive. There are only a few short growing rose of sharon shrubs. The trees can make for a splendid hedge when in bloom if it is color you want from a hedge. The small compact size of this dwarf flowering shrub will brighten small gardens and limited landscapes.

She took a cutting from it and created the miniature rose of sharon you see here. Rose of sharon varieties tri color. Flowers are most often white pink bluish or bi colored. Unlike most kinds of rose of sharon it has solid colored flowers.

Common shrubs grafted into tree form include rose of sharon hibiscus syriacus cvs hardy in usda zones 5 to 9 and the early blooming forsythia forsythia spp. Large flowers up to 3 inches across will attract butterflies all summer long. However some care especially pruning for shape will likely be needed for this showy shrub to add value to your landscape display. Another use for the rose of sharon is as a specimen plant for late summer.