Rose of Sharon is a shrub or small tree that blooms with abandon from midsummer until frost. Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus ...

Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms. Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back heavily.

This undated photo shows a rose of Sharon shrub in New York. Not related to rose, rose of Sharon is a tough shrub that bears colorful blossoms, they look like hibiscus blossoms, even under urban ...

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Question: We have a hedge of Rose of Sharon plants down the side of our driveway. They’re getting a little overgrown. They’re also very thick because they’ve spread by seed, too. What is the best time ...

Q: I have a rose-of-sharon tree that is several years old and about 6 feet tall. Every year, it gets lots of buds, but only about half end up opening up. The rest dry up and fall off. Is this some ...

Althea (hibiscus syriacus) is an old-fashioned, deciduous shrub that blooms from spring through the summer. Its other common name, Rose of Sharon, first appears in The King of Solomon. According to ...

Q. Why don't my rose of Sharon trees bloom? They are several years old, have bloomed in the past, are trimmed in the spring, fed and watered. Also, what's causing my hibiscus buds to yellow and drop ...

Q.: I need your advice about what I think is a fungus that has settled on several rose of Sharon trees in the neighborhood. I am sending a sample and would like to know what to do about it. Nelson E.