Sugar Tip® Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'America Irene Scott' P.P. #20,579
This eye-catching Rose of Sharon has brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. Unlike Purpureus Variegatus this beauty actually flowers, producing loads of clear pink, double flowers in summer. Does not produce seed like older cultivars. Provides late season color as a hedge, in perennial or shrub borders, or containers.
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires regular watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 8 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Narrow |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Hedge, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 7483 |
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Care Information
Adaptable to most soils. Prune in fall/winter. Fertilize in spring.
This eye-catching Rose of Sharon has brightly variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage. Unlike Purpureus Variegatus this beauty actually flowers, producing loads of clear pink, double flowers in summer. Does not produce seed like older cultivars. Provides late season color as a hedge, in perennial or shrub borders, or containers.
Care Information
Adaptable to most soils. Prune in fall/winter. Fertilize in spring.
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires regular watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 8 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Narrow |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Hedge, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 7483 |
