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Blue Chiffon^® Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus

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Exposure

Sun

Flower Season

Summer

Mature Size

Height: 8' - 12'

Spread: 6' - 10'

Height: 2.4m - 3.7m

Spread: 1.8m - 3.0m

Details
96 - 144 Inches
72 - 84 Inches
72 - 120 Inches
2.4m - 3.7m
1.8m - 2.1m
1.8m - 3.0m
Features
Unusual blue flowers for the late summer garden.
It has the same vigorous growth and lacy blooms as the rest of the Chiffon^® series, but with a shocking blue color. Each is adorned with a lacy center to create an anemone-like bloom. Bold yet delicate, Blue Chiffon^® is a star in the garden from late summer to fall. The distinctive flower color complements many popular late summer perennials.

Blue Chiffon rose of Sharon is featured in our "Indigo Gal" magazine ad.

Top reasons to grow Blue Chiffon rose of Sharon:
Refined, rounded habit with soft, elegant stems
Blue flowers with fluffy centers
Long bloom period
Best Seller

Long Blooming

Heat Tolerant

Drought Tolerant

Salt Tolerant

Attracts:

Birds

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer
Characteristics

Plant Type:
Shrub

Shrub Type:
Deciduous

Height Category:
Tall

Garden Height:
96 - 144 Inches 2.4m - 3.7m

Spacing:
72 - 84 Inches 1.8m - 2.1m

Spread:
72 - 120 Inches 1.8m - 3.0m

Flower Colors:
Blue

Flower Shade:
Lavender

Foliage Colors:
Green

Foliage Shade:
Dark Green

Habit:
Upright

Container Role:
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:
Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category:
Easy

Blooms On:
New Wood

Bloom Time:
Early Summer

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Bloom Time:
Late Summer

Hardiness Zones:
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:
Average

Uses:
Border Plant

Uses:
Container

Uses:
Landscape

Uses Notes:

Late season color for hedges, perennial or shrub borders, specimen and containers. This is a nice addition to the mixed border, and can also be used as a specimen plant for late summer interest. Excellent for hedging.

Maintenance Notes:

Get all the details you need to grow rose of Sharon like an expert in our Ultimate Rose of Sharon Growing Guide.
Grows in any soil unless it is either really wet or dry. Prune in early spring if desired. Can be heavily pruned, but this is not usually necessary. Prefers medium moisture. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application.

Blue Chiffon^® Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodthree' USPP 20,574, Can 3,583

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I saw this plant preview in a magazine and ordered it. It came as a very small start and I had little hope for it. It has grown beautifully and withstands our cold winters. However when I gave my daughter a start from a seed, it bloomed a dark pink color, not the blue of the mother plant.

Karen B
, Idaho
, United States
, 25 weeks ago

Beautiful blue flowers that bloom continuously and abundantly from mid July to frost with about 5-6 hours sun. Zone 7 (shoreline, CT, USA) My only complaint is one common with many Rose of Sharon varieties; it self sows like crazy. I am constantly weeding the seedlings. Not sure if they grow true to seed but gave a couple to another gardener as he wanted to find out. In its first year we had a lot of rain and it developed a fungal infection with yellowing stunted leaves and brown spots. I treated it with sulphur powder and it rebounded well. If you don't mind the weeding, it's a worthy addition to the garden.

Susan
, Connecticut
, United States
, 27 weeks ago

I brought this Rose of Sharon from your company about 2 years ago. For the first year, I had it planted in a pot, It did not do very well. Planted it in the ground and this year it has been blooming these beautiful blueish flowers. I have brought 5 Rose of Sharons from you and they are all doing great and blooming. I will be buying more!

Tammy
, Florida
, United States
, 36 weeks ago

I’m always a little nervous ordering plants online because you never know what you’re going to get but I was pleasantly surprised with this Rose of Sharon. It came in with some small black dots on a few leaves and chalked it up to a fungus from the moisture from the trip to my address. It was carefully packaged. I removed the affected leaves and planted it in front of my place and now after a month here in zone 7, beginning of June, it is absolutely stunning. Totally worth the wait. I also saw the Lavendar Chiffon at a local box store and thought the color was beautiful as well. More of a periwinkle. This and the Pink Chiffon will be my next purchase. I want to collect them all!!!

Michele Casey
, Indiana
, United States
, 39 weeks ago

Waited till the bloom to review. Yes, these blooms are beautiful! So excited to have this plant in my patio garden.

VC
, North Carolina
, United States
, 1 year ago

Imagine a deer at dinner, eating shish kebabs, cleaning off the skewer in one try, like a cartoon. That’s how I imagine the deer eating my rose of Sharons. I can disguise them well, but not completely. They must be divine. Samesies for my quince.

Maggie
, North Carolina
, United States
, 4 years ago

We bought this plant on a sidewalk sale of a grocery store and didn't have a lot of hope for it since we are in a Cleveland Ohio suburb and this is a Hibiscus. We planted this tree/bush at the corner of our house about ten years ago and it remains maintenance free with the exception of having to trim it back because it is such a vigorous grower. Deer have destroyed most things in our yard, and it's possible they may snack on this plant but it doesn't phase it - this plant is about 10 feet tall (was about 3 feet tall when we bout it) and just keeps going. I highly recommend this for colder climates looking for a hardy bloomer!

Cleveland Weather
, Ohio
, United States
, 4 years ago

Tagalonger
, Florida
, United States
, 4 years ago

Excellent choice. very cold hardy, beautiful long lasting flowers, produces lots of seeds, best blue color of any of the strain. If you like Hibiscus, you should switch to Rose of Sharon ""Hibiscus syriacus." they are heat tolerant and cold tolerant down to -20 F. Hibiscus syriacus are florabunda in most cases, once they start blooming they keep going. One drawback to Hibiscus syriacus since the are florabunda, continuously blooming you get a lot of falling blooms. However, there is not many prettier flowers so prolific that you can enjoy in the south for so long of a season.

Rev. John Kenneth MARSHALL Sr.
, Florida
, United States
, 4 years ago

Really great color, compact habit

Adrian Soulié
, France
, 6 years ago

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