About the Rose of Sharon
- Lucy :
The Lucy Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus Lucy,
is an upright, deciduous shrub that is a 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. 'Lucy' bears double red-pink 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.
