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Confirming Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Leaf and Bud Match

Photo shows classic rose-of-sharon: hardy to zone 5, hibiscus family. Distinct from hardy hibiscus (H. moscheutos) which dies to ground each winter. Rose of Sharon is a woody shrub tolerant of drought, heat, cold.

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Garden Articles

Transplanted Rose of Sharon Not Leafing Out: Patience and Diagnosis

Rescuing an Over-Pruned Rose of Sharon

Pruning Overgrown Rose of Sharon: Timing, Techniques, and Maintaining a Tree Form

Propagating Rose of Sharon from Cuttings vs. Seeds

Pruning Rose of Sharon for a Bushy, Tall Form

Planting Rose of Sharon Near Shallow Buried Utility Line

When to Prune Rose of Sharon: Fall vs. Late Winter

Plants

Transplanting a Mature Rose of Sharon: Timing and Technique

Diagnosing Partial Leaf-Out in Mature Rose of Sharon Shrubs

Rose of Sharon Late-Season Yellowing: Fertilizer Response

Confederate Rose: The Color-Changing Hibiscus

Rose Campion: Self-Seeding Perennial with Silvery Foliage

Multiflora Rose: Invasive "Living Fence" That Became a Nightmare

Rose Hips: What They Are and What to Do With Them