Lil’ Kim® Red Rose of Sharon
$176.00 Original price was: $176.00.$52.80Current price is: $52.80.
1000 in stock
SKU: IS3rXG6gJ1
Category: GIFT IDEAS
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Vigorous, uniform growth; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | Continuous summer color with a profusion of stunning flowers on this dwarf variety with attractive dark green foliage and a compact, upright form. The luxurious rosy-red blooms are accented with a rich carmine red eye. Works in harmony with a variety of flowering perennials. Excellent for use as a small hedge or container specimen. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Black Walnut Tolerant, Road Salt Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Design Ideas | This hardy dwarf shrub is an important source of late-summer color in cottage gardens, beds and borders. Use in romantic country gardens or cutting borders. Makes a very good low hedge to screen undesirable objects such as utilities or crawl space openings. Set at the back or middle of the bed to combine with other flowering shrubs that blossom earlier in the season. |
| Flower Color | Red |
| Foliage Color | Dark 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. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. Blooms on new wood; pruning is rarely needed but may be done in early spring to shape. |
| History | Lil’ Kim® Red (H. syriacus ‘SHIMRR38’) is a selection from a breeding program in Korea, prized for its vibrant reddish flowers and noted for its compact, upright to outward branching habit and its vigorous, uniform growth. |
| Lore | Hibiscus syriacus is a long-lived plant. |