Morning Star Rose of Sharon
The Morning Star Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Morning Star, is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a vigorous, erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 8-12' tall.
Otherwise, prune to shape.
Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2-3 buds in early spring.
This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier.
Morning Star' bears grayish blue flowers with pinkish white eyes from late summer until mid-fall.
Leaves are diamond-shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed.
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Morning glory likes hot summer weather. This fast growing, large leaf plant makes an ideal screening plant. If you start seeds off indoors, do not put them out until the weather has warmed up.
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