Question
QUESTION: I planted a rose of sharon shrub and its leaves look droopy. leaves seem to look silvery Is something wrong.  too much water,  not enough.  Help

ANSWER: Hi Peggy

Rose of Sharon (a variety of Hypericum) is usually pretty problem free!  You dont tell me if your plant is in a pot or in the ground.  If it is in a pot is it outdoors or in?

Would you like to re-submit your question with the above information added so that I can get a better idea of the growing conditions?

Thanks



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QUESTION: I had the rose of Sharon in a pot indoors for a couple of years    bloomed 1 or 2 flowers at a time for months then just grew.  I just planted outside. was told it would grow better.  Now I am afraid I am losing it.  I dug a hole pretty deep.  put dirt then potting soid and mulch. I have watered enough to keep wet

Answer
Hi Peggy

Thanks for your follow up - I think I know what the problem is.

You say you just planted it outside after having the plant in a pot inside.  I believe that your Rose of Sharon has caught a bit of a chill!!  The silvering on the leaves is a reaction to it being taken straight out of a warm indoors environment and put outside.  Your plant technique was just right, by to way.

Give your plant a while to settle into its new outdoor life and it will grow away beautifully and give you plenty of big, bright yellow flowers over a long period during the summer, and for years to come.

Give it a prune in the fall and next year your only problem should be containing its exuberant growth - and it likes to seed itself round.

I hope this helps!