Pink Hibiscus is a hardy hibiscus shrub that is easy to grow. It is characterized by its soft and graceful stems coupled with its large and pink flowers. The pink blooms are bright and distinctive, making people fall in love with them instantly. Its flowers are shaped like a trumpet. This hibiscus shrub is suited to informal or formal groupings, plantings, hedges, screens, and shrub borders.
Pink Hibiscus produces flowers that contain five petals, single or double in pink color. The shrub blooms late in spring through to early fall. Its leaves are dark green and have a margin that is coarsely toothed. This shrub is capable of tolerating aerosol salt and the occasional drought or wet periods. It requires minimal pruning and ample moisture as well as protection from the afternoon sun to ensure it flowers well. This shrub can survive in cold areas where other plants cannot. Pink Rose of Sharon fits into several landscapes uses. It can be planted at the border, hedge, container, or specimen. It is excellent to use in your view as it grows into a large shrub while young plants can be grown in containers. They are supposed to be moved to the landscape when they mature.
Rose of Sharon
The shrub attracts hummingbirds and butterflies due to its beautiful flowers. Pink Rose of Sharon is a flowering tree shrub native to China and India but has naturalized very well in many suburban areas due to the introduction of species’ many cultivars. Commonly known by its scientific name—Hibiscus syriacus—this ornamental shrub is highly valued around the world for its beautiful flowers, extended and plentiful growing season, culinary goodness, and its many medicinal uses. The hibiscus flowers in late spring through early fall, producing 5-petaled, trumpet-shaped, single or double flowers that are white, pink, red, purple, or violet.
The Rose of Sharon shrub can reach a height of 8-12’ and a spread of 6-10’ at maturity; growing at an average rate of 13-24” in height per year.
Hibiscus Profile
• Easy to grow, hardy
• Prefers acidic, moist, well-drained soil
• Full sun and a partial shade (minimum of 4 hours direct sunlight per day)
• Requires little pruning. Can be pruned to accentuate its natural trumpet shape
• Tolerates aerosol salt and occasional wet or drought periods
• Features medium to dark green leaves
The flower blooms best when the temperature ranges between 60 and 90 degrees. It prefers being in the sun for six hours daily. A little afternoon shade creates the perfect escape from overly hot days. Pink Hibiscus enjoy soggy soil and humidity. Place the beautiful plant away from windy areas to protect the flowers and leaves from damage.
For major blooming, the Pink Hibiscus depends on water and fertilizer high in potassium. Like daylilies, the show-stopping hibiscus blooms fade quickly. In 24 hours, they're gone. It's recommended to deadhead the plant to encourage the growth of new flower buds.
If grown outdoors where freezing weather is common, nursery experts advise cutting the plant's stems down in autumn. Three to six inches is recommended.
The Pink Hibiscus puts on a spectacular display even during intense heat. These plants enhance any spot on a property from a garden to a walkway to a balcony or a patio
