Rose of Sharon

I've been looking online to see if the Rose of Sharon shrub can be grown from cuttings.

Hi Von,

I found this site on how to do cuttings for various types of plants. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8702.html If you scroll down you will see Rose of Sharon listed under deciduous trees. Scroll down further and it gives more information on softwood and semi-hardwood, which is the kind of wood listed for ROS. Good luck.

Sharon (aka shebs)

P.S. ROS is real easy to start from seed. I have seeds for a white-flowered variety if you would like some.

Rose of sharon starts easily with cuttings.
Just cut a piece about 6" long and clip off all but the top two or three leaves. Dip it in a root hormone like Rootone or something similar. Put it in sand or vermiculite or perlite in a cup with holes in the bottom (I use styrofoam cups). I put the cup in a dish or pan of water in filtered light and when you tug on the top and it resists being pulled, you have roots. It takes about two weeks or more.

Good luck.

Charlene

Thanks Sharon for responding so quickly. Yes Sharon, I'd like some of the white flowering variety.....I'm new to Dave's site, so how do I go about getting your seeds, do you sell them or trade them or give them away?

Thanks Charlene for the indepth info on how to start the cuttings. I knew that sometimes plants need to be dipped in a powdered substance that helped take root, but I didn't know which plants were done that way and nor what to use.

Von

Hi Von,

The seeds are from my tree, which has stood in my front yard for many years and is now at least 10 feet tall. It drops lots of seeds which sprout in the garden below. I pull them out like crazy, they grow so fast; so I know the seeds are viable. I am assuming the flowers would be white like the parent tree.

I would be happy to send them to you at no charge. I will send you a D-mail (an e-mail sent through Dave's Garden). When you get it, just send me a reply with your address.

Sharon

Ok....thanks Sharon. What color centers does your flowers have on you white bush?

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I may be wrong about this, but I don't think that there's any guarantee that the flowers on the plant grown from seed will match the parent plants flower color. I started with one plant with purple flowers and the seeds from that have produced white and pink flowers. The only other way this could have occured is if birds are responsible for "re-distributing" from elsewhere.
Chris

Chris is right, the babies are not guaranteed to look like the parent plant. Some may be fairly close, but others could look completely different. So if you don't mind a little mystery and aren't picky about what color flowers you have then go for the seed approach, but if you really want things that look like the parent then go for cuttings instead.

Thanks for the heads up with that info.

I agree that the flowers may not be the same color as the parent plant, Von. Hope you like surprises. :-) Anyway to answer your question, the flowers are single blossom white, with a very, very slight pink blush to them, but from a distance they look white. The centers are dark red. Unfortunately, it will probably be a few years before the seeds I send you have blossoms and you get to see what color they turn out to be.

Sharon

I think all of the colors on a Rose of Sharon plant are beautiful....so it won't matter to me how they turn out. Thanks again.

Happy smiles to you von!

where are you planning to plant yours Rose of Sharon?

I planted from seed several years ago, in a very shady spot. Just this year I have very small stems growing.
...Had one at my old house that was in like half and half sun/shade did outstanding

Welcome to Daves!!
and Good Luck!..ahh, she'll be beautiful.

Hey Seedtosser1,

I hadn't checked this forum in a few days so I didn't see your post. Thanks for the info. 95% of my property is full sun for 75% of the day, so no matter where I plant it/them they should do good.

Von219
I have several lavender ones with double flowers. I will be happy to send you some seeds when they form on mine this year if you are interested. I brought it to my present home from a seedling from a previous home in Houston. That rose of sharon was a 20 foot tall multi-trunk tree. The great thing about this bush-tree is you can prune it to any shape and it just keeps on growing and blooming.
Bonnie

Bonnie,

I'll never turn down an offer for Rose of Sharon seeds/plants. Thank you so very much!! I live up on a hill surrounded by plain green trees, so anything that blooms all summer I enjoy very much!

Von

Von,
I'll let you know when they are ready.
Bonnie

Ok, THANKS, I think the double flowered ones are beautiful.

Von

Hey,

I just found out that the Rose of Sharon cuttings I received from my sister-in-law was an Aphrodite (type), which has sterile seeds and do NOT propagate from seed, but from grafting (whatever that means)....

Before I learned this, I had told her that she should be having little ones to grow underneath her bush and that she could transplant them. But, she said that in the 4 yrs that she has had it that NONE had ever grown underneath.

I did what Charlene (above) said, I now have 7 little cuttings from my SIL's bush in the styrofoam cups and now just waiting the 3 weeks to see if they take root.

Von

I have a white Rose of Sharon and removed seeds (about 30) from the spent bloom. Now what do I do?

let me clarify my question. I removed seeds from the spent bloom on a white Rose of Sharon. They are perhaps in a flat pod with hairy fringes extending around the outer edges-- (or maybe this is the actual seed). Do I just plant them in potting soil, if so, how deep or do I have to allow them to dry out first? Do I space the seeds apart (I have about 30); if so, how far apart. Just what do I do ?

I am going to try to grow Rose of Sharon from cutings one more time. This makes the 4th time, I have several cuttings so I will try. I did not put any rooting hormone on the stems as I did not have any, do you think if I put water with aspirins crushed up on them if that would help, please help me out, I am losing my mind trying this. If this don't work I will wait until spring and buy a bush that already has roots. Thanks for all your help.

Hi...
Not so sure if that will work, always worth the try.

I've been thinking, Maybe try the graphing approach.

Taking a small stem, giving a slit, but not all the way through, Wrap it in a wet/wet toweling and keep it wet until you begin to see roots.
Once you see roots from the sliced stem you can remove the stem from Tree and plant.

My mom used to do this with another housebound tree...

Good luck, I hope to see you post a successful Rose of Sharon start, you have been trying a long time!

Also, another thought, It might be the time of year too, Sometime rooting might only be done in the early spring. before leaves appear. At least with Willow tree stems.