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Oct 24, 2024 5:52 PM CST
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Name: Lori
Chicago (Zone 5b)
I have these small plants growing at the base of a Rose of Sharon plant. The leaves resemble my Rose of Sharon so are these baby Rose of Sharon plants? I also noticed a tall Rose of Sharon plant growing next to a nearby ComEd utility box, about six feet away and I'm guessing it's from this Rose of Sharon plant because it had two blooms and they were identical. I want to try and relocate it so any suggestions on what to do to make it survive the transplanting? I read it should be done in the fall, late October.

Thanks in advance for your advice!
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Oct 24, 2024 7:07 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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looks like it to me. They can do that Smiling
Plant it and they will come.
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Oct 24, 2024 8:30 PM CST
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Name: Lori
Chicago (Zone 5b)
Thanks Sally. This particular Rose of Sharon was a gift from my sister and it's interesting that I have three other Rose of Sharon plants that are slightly different and they do not appear to be self propagating.
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Oct 25, 2024 5:25 AM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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I think some cultivars are supposed to be sterile. And the one I have, just a volunteer years old, doesn't have many seedlings. That may be due to deep shade and roots and other plants where the seeds would
fall.
Plant it and they will come.
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Oct 25, 2024 6:06 AM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Re transplanting...
Rose of sharon are easy.
I've cut limbs off the trees and grown new plants when I stuck them into the soil.

The single flowered type can be seedy, and when they get enough moisture, can produce plenty of seedlings.

The double flowering types don't produce as many seed, but the pollinators and hummingbirds seem to prefer the single flower type.

Up in Chicago, I'm not sure that an autumn planting is correct, due to the likelihood of frost heave pushing the plant back up out of the ground.

Autumn planting is correct for the south, but at your house?
IDK
Maybe contact extension.
https://extension.illinois.edu...
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Oct 25, 2024 1:49 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lori
Chicago (Zone 5b)
Thanks Sally and Stone for your advise and information. I'll see what the IL Extension says. I got the transplant information from this website. https://www.gardeningknowhow.c....
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