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Lil' Kim® Red Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'SHIMRR38' PP #27,195; CPBRAF
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Bloom Time | Summer |
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Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, 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. |
Bloom Time | Summer |
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Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, 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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Lore | Hibiscus syriacus is a long-lived plant. |
We no longer grow this plant
We no longer grow this plant
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.