Common names:
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus
Althea

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Needled
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Winter
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Offsets
Other
Pollinators: Bats
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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