Lil' Kim® Violet Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'
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Lil' Kim® Violet Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

Lil' Kim® Violet Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

$61
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  • Young, affordable starter plant
  • May need to be transplanted into 3 gallon pot for more nurturing before planting into landscape
  • Healthy, mature plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape
  • Large healthy plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape

Hibiscus syriacus 'SHIMRV24' USPP 26,374; CBRAF

 

If you love hardy hibiscus--also known as Rose of Sharon--but don't have room for the standard shrub, which usually reaches 8 feet tall, consider the Lil' Kim® Proven Winners series hibiscus. The Lil' Kim® series has the stunning flowers, in three color options, minus the invasive seeds, and is well-behaved in a small garden, reaching three to four feet tall and wide slowly. Lil' Kim® Violet has lovely violet flowers with a red center. Deciduous, deer resistant, and a butterfly magnet! Good in containers.

 

Hibiscus syriacus makes for good tea and food, among other usages such as cordage or medicine. There is information readily available for this species, as well as recipes. Please do your own research, and consume or use at your own risk. Expect mucilage from this okra relative.

Butterfly Attracting
Deciduous
Deer Resistant
Flowering
Full Sun
Hummingbird Attracting
Joseph's Take

Joseph's Take

Growing up my grandmother has lots of Rose of Sharon as these were called back then. They were heavy in the seed category therefore spreading all over the yard. These new refined Rose of Sharon do not spread in the invasive way that old varieties did.  Plus, the flowers are much prettier and have more interest. Very nice!

Hardiness Map
Mature Height: 4'
Mature Width: 4'
Flower Season: Summer
Sun: Full Sun
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
This plant is suitable for the low temperates below:
Temp (F)
Zone
Temp (C)
-20 to -10
5
-28.9 to -23.3
-10 to 0
6
-23.3 to -17.8
0 to 10
7
-17.8 to -12.2
10 to 20
8
-12.2 to -6.7
20 to 30
9
-6.7 to -1.1

As I writing these descriptions, Im wondering how it would be to mix all three Lil' Kim® as a short hedge along a fence. I've got the perfect spot!  

J
Lil' Kim® Violet Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon' goes well with:
Lil' Kim® Red Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

Lil' Kim® Red Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

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Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

Blue Chiffon® Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

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Lil' Kim® Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

Lil' Kim® Hibiscus 'Rose of Sharon'

$61