This bush was here when we moved in and endured a lot of abuse when we relocated it. Blooms on new wood so can live through a pretty cold winter.
Now, the digging and dividing of perennials, the general autumn cleanup and the planting of spring bulbs are all an act of faith. One carries on before the altar of delayed gratification, until the ground freezes and you can’t do any more other than refill the bird feeder and gaze through the window, waiting for the snow. . . . Meanwhile, it helps to think of yourself as a pear tree or a tulip. You will blossom spectacularly in the spring, but only after the required period of chilling.
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I recently dug some wild rose od Sharon bushes by the side of the high way. Is there such a plant as a wild rose of Sharon. I have a rose of Sharon tree. The wild growing bush has lavender flowers just like my tree. Are they the same plant or different? I live n northern Arkansas. The bushes I pulled have survived and look to have a tuber like root structure. Do I have a wild plant or domesticated plant that has traveled
I just was the happy recipient of four little Rose of Sharon starts. White flowering. I’m excited about them – once they get bigger in size I think the deer will no kill them. I’ll fence them for a few years at least. I’m just starting to get a grip on the “blooms on new/old wood” concept. I think it will help me with my Clematis attempts! Thanks for the good blog. Bonnie