Plant: Pink Chiffon® Rose of Sharon
Althea · Hibiscus syriacus 'Pink Chiffon'
Size: 2 gal
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More about this plant
An upright deciduous shrub 8 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide with the same flower power and soft, graceful stems as the other Chiffon roses of Sharon, but in a unique clear pink. Large soft pink flowers open through early, mid and late summer above green three lobed leaves that turn gold in fall. It is easy to grow in full sun with average water and attracts bees and butterflies. Proven Winners rates it for USDA 5a through 8a, a narrower range than the species. Use it in the landscape, in a mixed border or as a specimen; young plants can be grown in containers before moving to the ground.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 12 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
An upright deciduous shrub 8 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide with the same flower power and soft, graceful stems as the other Chiffon roses of Sharon, but in a unique clear pink. Large soft pink flowers open through early, mid and late summer above green three lobed leaves that turn gold in fall. It is easy to grow in full sun with average water and attracts bees and butterflies. Proven Winners rates it for USDA 5a through 8a, a narrower range than the species. Use it in the landscape, in a mixed border or as a specimen; young plants can be grown in containers before moving to the ground.
- Flowers
- Large, soft, clear pink flowers with the flower power of the other Chiffon selections.
- 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
