These are in my yard now, but I'm moving and I would like to plant them in my new yard.
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2007-07-21 02:45:26 · 6 answers · asked by crazy4eachother 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
They are beautiful; I can see why you want to move them. It looks like a hybiscus, and I think it's a rose of sharon, which is in the hybiscus family.
Rose of Sharon is a deciduous flowering shrub that can get to about 8 feet tall and 4-5 feet across when mature, though there are varieties that are smaller. Blooms can be pink, white, red, lavender, or light blue and some varieties have double blooms. They're hardy from zone 5 to 9 (they'll grow up here in NH!). The leaves are usually small and deeply lobed (link they have "fingers", like oak leaves do) but this varies. They bloom a lot, all summer, and each flower has a prominent stamen in the middle.
Here are some pretty pictures showing all sorts of colors:
http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/shrubs_subcategories.aspx?catname=Rose+of+Sharon
The first photo on this page looks like yours:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/788/
You can pick some up from Park Seed or your local garden center. I mention Park because I bought bare root roses from them and they grew better than roses I bought already growing in a huge pot at a fancy garden center!!!
2007-07-21 03:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by LaWeezel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rose of Sharon is the common name and Althea is the botanical name, beautiful tree, very old fashion and has been around for a long long time, you can root them easily, just cut a few stems off and plant them keep them watered until you see new growth, keep them out of the hot sun and keep the soil moist, it may take 4 or more weeks but it is worth the wait. Or if you have any little saplings growing around the mother tree, you can try and dig them up, just make sure you get as much root as possible. Good Luck to you!!!
2007-07-21 09:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by watergoddess53 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i love the blooms!
the rose of sharon is a common shrub that can be purchased at most garden centers or nurseries.
but if you want to try, take cuttings and stick them in potting soil until they develop roots. there's more detailed info about propagating these on the internet. they do root easily, and they are fast growing, but you'll get a better show more quickly if you purchase an already rooted plant.
good luck and happy moving!
2007-07-21 16:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by wanabbetter 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rose of Sharon. I just bought nine today for 1 buck a piece...can you believe it. They were clearanced at Lowe's. They come in a variety of colors and make great hedges. Good luck
2007-07-21 17:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my neck of the woods they're called hollyhocks,if you plant from seed they won't flower for two years,but i believe sharon rose is scientificly correct
2007-07-21 10:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very beautiful flowers, yes, please do plant them in your new yard as they are very nice to look at.
2007-07-21 10:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by dhel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋