| Description | Blushing Bride Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) is a Rose of Sharon with double pink flowers fading to white. A great group of plants for late summer blooms. |
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| Pronunciation | (hi-BIS-kus)(si-ri-A-kus) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | average, not dry or wet |
| Temperature | hardy to minus 20 degrees F |
| Flowers | double pink flowers fading to light pink than white |
| Leaves | alternate, green, palmately veined and have three lobes |
| Dimensions | can reach over 10 feet tall with 3/4 to equal spread, erect form |
| Maintenance | best time to prune is late winter early spring, can be cut back hard, pruning will produce more new wood creating more flowers |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Blushing Bride Rose of Sharon |
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