Rose of Sharon

I don't know if this is the right forum or not. Has anyone ever heard of a Rose of Sharon growing 30 or so feet tall?

Yup. I had one that was nearly 20 feet until Hurricane Ike blew it over..aarrgghhh..I cut it back to the base and now side shoots are growing from it..

I saw some that big in Bossier City. Is it the variety or soil that makes them grow so tall? I recently bought one and was wondering what the chances were of it getting really tall? I'm just wondering where to plant it?

Mine is in full sun and with moist soil...

I hope it's unusal for it to get so tall. Mostly I've seen them reach 10-15 feet.

After a wind storm uprooted my 3 ROS standards, found them flat on the ground, I anchored them back into the ground with 4 15" wood stakes and secured to the standards with heavy duty wire. At that time I was able to see the root system and was surprised at how shallow rooted they were. After some thought, I realized I was dealing with a shrub type plant as opposed to an actural tree, hence the shallow rooting. No more than 3 weeks later another severe wind storm took them down again, stakes and all. Determined to save these standards, I headed for the hardware store and found 4' heavy metal anchors that screw into the soil. Just a few days ago we had the worse wind storm I can recall, hugh trees were down all over town, but my standards did not budge one inch. I attribute this success to the metal anchors and also my severe trimming each March to around 10 feet. This photo was taken late in the day and the flowers on my white standards had closed a bit.

Tussee

I love the way your house, gardens, and pathways look. So neat, yet cottage looking.

So you are telling me that there are bush and tree varieties of Rose of Sharon.

They're all shrubs. They can be trained as a standard by pruning off the lower limbs--this will make them look more like a tree but they're still a shrub and if left to grow naturally, that's what they'll be. There may be some cultivars that are naturally larger or smaller than others, but if you want to keep yours smaller than it wants to grow you can always prune it.

Tussee,

Your garden is so beautiful. I want to bake gingerbread men! ;) Nice work!!

Thank you, blupit007. I have a one acre garden which took me 11 years to complete. I did it myself, even the design, except for brick, stone work, and the removal and amending of soil 2 feet down in all beds. Thank goodness for youth and being in good health.

Tussee

Here is a part of my rose garden in the rear of my home.

Tussee

A small part of the shade garden in the front of my home. I love working this area of my garden as it is nicely shaded.

Tussee

Congratulations on creating your own beautiful park. That is lovely & I'm sure you enjoy it a lot. Thanks for sharing with us.

Hugs,
Judy

Thank you, Judy, for your kind words. At this moment, the Callas, Japanese Iris, Brugs, and my dear Hibiscus, are all blooming their little heads off. What more can any sane person want from life? Here's hoping your favorites are blooming and giving you solace.

Tussee

Oh, your gardens are so beautiful. Can you come to my house now?

tusseemussee your gardens are lovely talking about rose of sharron I have 2 I started from seed one is about a foot tall and the other one is about 6 inches tall sissy70

I grew Rose of Sharon here in Las Vegas until I discovered Hardy hibiscus. Mine would have grown to be 30 feet tall if I had not cut it back every year. The Rose of Sharon really did not like the hot wind, and constant heat. They bloomed constantly but were a little raggedy by the middle of summer. Summer in the Southwest starts in April.