Plant: Paraplu Violet® Rose of Sharon
Althea · Hibiscus syriacus 'Paraplu Violet'
Size: 2 gal
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More about this plant
A hybrid rose of Sharon with an upright habit, 6 to 10 feet tall and about 5 feet wide, offering extra large flowers and extraordinary colour. The cool blue violet blooms carry a glowing, almost iridescent effect and continue from summer through fall over dark green three lobed foliage. Proven Winners positions it as a shrub that lets you be outdoors enjoying your flowers rather than working on them: it needs very little maintenance and delivers an extended bloom season in full sun with average water. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, and suits borders, screens, mass plantings and focal points.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 5 ft wide
- Blooms in summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
A hybrid rose of Sharon with an upright habit, 6 to 10 feet tall and about 5 feet wide, offering extra large flowers and extraordinary colour. The cool blue violet blooms carry a glowing, almost iridescent effect and continue from summer through fall over dark green three lobed foliage. Proven Winners positions it as a shrub that lets you be outdoors enjoying your flowers rather than working on them: it needs very little maintenance and delivers an extended bloom season in full sun with average water. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, and suits borders, screens, mass plantings and focal points.
- Flowers
- Extra large cool blue violet blooms with a glowing, almost iridescent effect.
- Foliage
- Leaves are alternate, simple and 3-lobed, 2 to 4 inches long, with coarsely toothed margins.
- Fruit
- A 5-valved dehiscent capsule about 3/4 inch long and wide, brown, persisting through winter.
- Native range
- South China and Taiwan
