Minerva Rose Of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva'
Summer flowering shrub selected for longer blooming season, superior flowers, little to no seed production and abundant continuous flowering. Lavender flowers with a pink overlay and dark red eye provide a welcome color accent. Handsome, leathery, dark green leaves and a dense, compact growth habit. Highly tolerant to air pollution and drought. Makes a wonderful informal hedge or screen. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | hi-BIS-kus si-ri-A-kus |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 10 ft. high, 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0230 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: winter.
History
A U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction. 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.
Summer flowering shrub selected for longer blooming season, superior flowers, little to no seed production and abundant continuous flowering. Lavender flowers with a pink overlay and dark red eye provide a welcome color accent. Handsome, leathery, dark green leaves and a dense, compact growth habit. Highly tolerant to air pollution and drought. Makes a wonderful informal hedge or screen. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: winter.
History
A U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction. 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.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | hi-BIS-kus si-ri-A-kus |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 10 ft. high, 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0230 |
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