Rose of Sharon is an old-time landscape and garden deciduous plant. Many folks mistakenly call rose of Sharon a hollyhock, as the flowers do look fairly similar. They are big and bold in the landscape, and I\u2019ve seen many planted in unfortunate locations, blocking windows, doors, and porches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019d like to review some of the Proven Winners<\/strong>: The Satin Series, Purple Pillar and Pollypetite. To find them in your local nursery, look for the Proven Winners logo on the pots. The Satin Series is a sterile, seedless selection, which means I don\u2019t have to weed out seedlings every year. Color choices include Purple Satin, Azurri Blue Satin, Orchid Satin, and Ruffled Satin. Orchid Satin has large, beautiful, single orchid-pink blooms with a dramatic red eye accent. This plant has the potential to be medium-sized with a mature height greater than 10 feet and a 4- to 6-foot spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most rose of Sharon shrubs have the potential to be large\u2014especially wide\u2014landscape plants. If you have a narrow space, then Purple Pillar is the rose of Sharon for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This selection naturally has a columnar growing habit. It will grow to 10 feet tall or more but only 3 feet wide. This narrow growth habit creates very few branches, which means pruning is rarely required except for some tidying up in early spring. One thing I like about the plant is that each stem becomes covered along its entire length with bright-purple blooms, each with a dark purple-red eye. Each flower is a semi-double, having two or more layers of petals with the pistil and stamens visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you still don\u2019t think you have enough room for Orchid Rose or Purple Pillar, I\u2019ve got one more rose of Sharon for you to consider. There are three reasons you ought to grow Pollypetite in a small landscape space. Pollypetite has a dwarf habit that is fantastic, only reaching about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. This plant has large, lavender-pink flowers that contrast nicely with its dark-green foliage. And my third reason is that Pollypetite is nearly seedless, so weeding is not necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow these steps to plant rose of Sharon. Space plants 6-10 feet apart, depending on the variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Soil: <\/strong>Rose of Sharon aren\u2019t fussy about soil type or pH; any well-drained soil will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watering:<\/strong> Water deeply but less frequently to encourage deep, healthy roots. Rose of Sharon is drought-tolerant once established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fertilizing:<\/strong> Fertilize in early spring by applying a granular rose fertilizer according to the label. Reapply each spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/orchid_satin_hibiscus-1.jpg\")
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