hibiscus just a rose of sharon

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jesskotz Rockville, MO Jul 30, 2010

I ordered a hardy hibiscus from a catalog and was so happy that it was thriving. However, this year it shot up and is just another rose of sharon. Is there a technique for keeping it more of a hibiscus bush? It has small ordinary blooms too.

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hcmcdole Powder Springs, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 30, 2010

Rose of Sharon is in the hibiscus family and it is hardy so that is part of the confusion. You just have to know which hardy hibiscus you want and what the seller is offering.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/788/

What you want is the hardy hibiscus that is more like a perennial - dies to the ground and then sends up new stalks each year and has very large blooms.

http://www.floridata.com/tracks/meadows/hardyhibiscus.cfm

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/982/

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