Helene Rose of Sharon
$44.00 Original price was: $44.00.$13.20Current price is: $13.20.
1000 in stock
SKU: j0vIIxtruq
Category: Hibiscus
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Grows 9 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide.
| Description | White, heavily ruffled flowers with reddish purple eyes complement handsome, leathery dark green leaves. Dense, upright growth is more compact than others. Blooms nearly continuously over a long season, and rarely sets seeds. Tolerates air pollution. Makes a wonderful informal hedge or screen, and is easily trained into a small tree. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Black Walnut Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Flower Color | Multicolored |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Viburnum (Viburnum); Lilac (Syringa); Lavender (Lavandula); Phlox (Phlox) |
| Care Instructions | Adaptable to most well-drained soils except very wet or dry. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates brief periods of drought. Feed before new growth begins in spring. Prune after flowering to shape and promote vigorous new growth. |
| History | A U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction, Helene is a sterile triploid with a more compact form than the species Hibiscus syriacus. In 1971, a number of crosses were made between diploid Hibiscus seedling selections of (H. syriacus ‘Suminokura-yae’ x H. syriacus ‘William R. Smith’),(H. syriacus ‘Blue Bird’ x H. syriacus ‘Hanagasa’), or (H. syriacus ‘Sokobeniyae’ x H. syriacus ‘William R. Smith’) and colchicine-induced tetraploid seedlings ofH. syriacus ‘William R. Smith’. The resulting triploids, ‘Helene’, ‘Minerva’, and ‘Aphrodite’ were released in 1980, 1986 and 1988, respectively. |