As renters, when your house is sold, you have to seek new gardens elsewhere. Well, at our last apartment, we had a beautiful Rose of Sharon in the backyard. So last August as we were leaving, I decided to try to propagate her for ourselves!

She looked way more lavender and less pink in real life.



I took these four small branch cuttings and stuck 'em in a pot. Well, winter came.....and we had 5F weather. We had frost. We had snow. They stayed mostly under plastic. They became four sad little twigs. I figured they were goners.

Then April came. Lo and behold.



Now they're looking like real plants, if a little pale. I'm thrilled!



I know Rose of Sharon is a bit of a weed, but I still feel like a magician (especially after trying to root begonias and them going absolutely nowhere).

So.....

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NOW WHAT?


Weird question maybe, but....... what do I do? Should I

(A) try to separate them all into individual pots? Will that hurt the roots too much? I know you're supposed to grow one plant per (large) container.

(B) Also, is it fertilizer time? I bought some organic hibiscus fertilizer and it's ready to be deployed.

Thanks everyone for your help!

Put them in their own pot and fertilize. They will grow like crazy!

clintbrown said:Put them in their own pot and fertilize. They will grow like crazy!

Thank you! I tried this, and they have grown so much! They look great now Still haven't flowered...wonder if they will this year.

manzanitacross said:

Thank you! I tried this, and they have grown so much! They look great now Still haven't flowered...wonder if they will this year.

I think it takes those a few years to bloom. Maybe two. I planted a hardy Hibiscus from seeds this year that's blooming though. You never know.