Q. My Rose of Sharon is becoming quite large and seems to be producing fewer flowers each year. What can I do? A. I noticed Rose of Sharon in flower in late summer when I traveled out and about in the ...

An unsung hero of the late summer garden is rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). This shrub’s branches are studded with pastel blossoms year after year, despite drought, poor soil or general neglect.

Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms. Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back heavily.

A rose by any other name is still a rose — unless its name is Sharon. How this princess of August got its name I do not know. It isn’t a rose, but a member of the hibiscus family. Hibiscus plants ...

In the world of garden shrubs, the rose of Sharon has a lot going against it. The leaves are drab with no fall color; the bush is twiggy, stiff, and ungainly; and the light-gray bark is simply dull.

Driving around older neighborhoods in small town Kansas on a hot summer day, you will start to notice a common plant in the landscape. This plant goes by several names, depending on your age and place ...

Althea (hibiscus syriacus) is an old-fashioned, deciduous shrub that blooms from spring through the summer. Its other common name, Rose of Sharon, first appears in The King of Solomon. According to ...

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- It’s hard for me to express the delight I feel when I see the blossoms of the rose of Sharon. I recently encountered them randomly on a walk with Happy and had to stop and stare.