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Rose of Sharon Blooms Adds Native Hibiscus to Garden Mix
This week’s plant note introduces Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus as a blooming woody shrub. Native to Asia it tolerates poor soil drought and urban areas but drops leaves in winter. It can be grown as a hedge or pruned to a tree form and can self seed aggressively, though not yet listed as invasive in Virginia. A native cousin, the hardy hibiscus, offers an alternative look.
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