Paraplu Red Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) | Proven Winners New Variety 2027

Paraplu Red pushes rose of Sharon color into bold new territory, offering the closest-to-true-red blooms weve ever seen. Hummingbirds flock to its large flowers, and its graceful upright habit makes it ideal as a specimen or hedge. Durable, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistantits built for real-world landscapes.

• 6-10 feet tall and 5 feet wide at maturity
• Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
• Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
• Space plants 5 feet apart for best results
• Produces dark pinky-red flowers during summer
• Maintains green foliage spring to fall
• Blooms on new wood
• Great for borders, containers, foundation plantings, focal points, hedges, screening
• Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and resists deer
• Long blooming, low maintenance, drought tolerant
• Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom

Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. Requires well-draining soil. Regular pruning is not necessary. If any shaping is desired, do so in early spring. Note that Rose of Sharon is quite late to leaf out in spring, so be patient with it.

Shipping Info:

• Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
• Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
• Quart shrubs are 5-8 in tall and 6 months to 1 year old at shipment
• 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in tall and about 1 year old at shipment

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