Lil' Kim® Violet Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus 'SHIMRV24' Plant Patent #26,374; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For

Sku #9171

A profusion of large, vibrant blooms on a dwarf variety perfectly suited to containers and smaller gardens. These stunning red-violet blooms accented with a deep red eye are on a compact plant with strong stems with and dark glossy foliage that is heat and drought tolerant, when established. Works well as a small flowering hedge. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Vibrant Summer Flowers

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Urban Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:hi-BIS-kus si-ri-A-kus

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Growth rate:Fast

Average landscape size:Moderately fast growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Tolerates Road Salt, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Waterwise

Foliage color:Dark Green

Blooms:Summer

Flower color:Purplish-pink

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers

Garden styleContemporary, Cottage, Rustic

Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.

Design IdeasThis 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.

Companion PlantsBoxwood (Buxus); Potentilla (Potentilla); Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Spirea (Spiraea); Weigela (Weigela)

Care

Care Information

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.Pruning time: may be trimmed in late winter/early spring..

History & Lore

History:

Lil' Kim® Violet (H. syriacus 'SHIMRV24') is a selection from a breeding program in Korea, prized for its vibrant plum-violet flowers and noted for its compact, upright to outward branching habit and its vigorous, uniform growth. Lil' Kim® Violet's large bloom are up to 3" wide.

Lore:

Hibiscus syriacus is a long-lived plant.

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