General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4-12 feet
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: 'America Irene Scott' PP: 20579 Can. PBRAF

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Sugar Tip®
Cultivar name: 'America Irene Scott'
Common names
  • Rose Of Sharon
  • Hibiscus
  • Althea

'America Irene Scott' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 7, 2015.
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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-07-14
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-07-01
Location:  zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2015-08-10
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-07-08
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-08-02
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-06-12
Location:  zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2015-08-10
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2020-07-02
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-11-19
Hibiscus syriacus 'American Irene Scott', 2017,  SUGAR TIP™ [Ro

I got seed pods! Seeds inside were variegated but none ever germi
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Rhode Island
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: Rhode Island
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: Rhode Island
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-07-02
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-11-19
Hibiscus syriacus 'American Irene Scott', 2017,  SUGAR TIP™ [Ro
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-04
Very young plant - less than 1 foot tall and is getting ready to
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-05-09

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Rhode Island
Date: 2013-06-11

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-04
Very young plant - less than 1 foot tall and is getting ready to
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2009-09-18
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2009-09-17
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo by clintbrown
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-07-26
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-07-26
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-07-26
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-07-26
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-07-26
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