Rose of Sharon Ardens

The Ardens Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Ardens, is an upright, deciduous shrub is that is vigorous, erect, multi stemmed shrub that typically grows 8 12' tall. This shrub may also be trained as a single trunk tree or espalier. Leaves are diamond shaped, dark green, slightly palmate and toothed. 'Ardens' bears blue flowers from late summer until mid fall. This plant really requires no pruning, unless you need to remove a dead or damaged branch. It has a long, early summer to fall bloom period. This cultivar is a sterile triploid that produces very few if any seed pods. It is an excellent flowering shrub that may be massed, planted in groups, or used as a specimen. The plant is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Larger flowers may be obtained by pruning back hard to 2 3 buds in early spring. Otherwise, prune to shape.