Rose of Sharon

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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.

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Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.

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Robert SIMINO August 21, 2012, 3:00 pm

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

Bonnie Story August 15, 2008, 1:42 pm

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

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