Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous shrub, is also known as Hardy Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon and Althea. Hardy in zones 5 through 9, Hardy Hibiscus Shrubs perform at their best as full sun shrubs and planted in well drained soil. These flowering shrubs provide long lasting blooms from mid summer to frost. Though they will grow in partially sunny to lightly shaded areas, their blooming may be limited.
Use one or two hardy Hibiscus Shrubs as specimen plants.
Although they will lose their leaves in winter, they still make beautiful flowering privacy hedges in areas for summer use such as planting around swimming pools. Their unusually large blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees from mid summer until frost. As they bloom much later than most other plants, they are, also, later to leaf out. Expect them to leaf out in late spring to early summer.
