Blushing Bride Hibiscus is a large woody shrub with a mounding habit and deep green, toothed maple-like foliage. Large double blush pink flower bloom through summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in full sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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China
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Height:
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8' - 10'
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Spread:
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6' - 8’
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Few problems if watered regularly and deeply with plenty of air circulation. Potential issues include canker, rust, leaf spot, and occasional insects. Japanese beetles can cause severe leaf damage if left unchecked. Leaf scorch will happen if soils dry out
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Butterfly Bush, Black-eyed Susan, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Tauralbus,150902_Rundumadum9_56, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Hibiscus syriacus 7/2021 Rose of Sharon-, (2) Hibiscus syriacus, 2015
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
