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Althea - planting, pruning, and advice on caring for it, …
Althea, also called Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon, is a very decorative shrub. A list of Althea facts. Caring for this plant, from planting to blooming and including watering and pruning, is easy and this will give your althea magnificent flowers.
How to Grow an Althea Plant - Weekand
Aug 21, 2012 · Althea bush (Hibiscus syriacus), also known as rose of Sharon, adds a dash of vibrant color to any home landscape or garden. This deciduous flowering shrub boasts extravagant, tropical-looking blooms in shades of pink, red, purple and white, and though it's native to China and India, it's hardy to U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 5 through 8.
How to Prune Althea - Garden Guides
Sep 21, 2017 · Althea is a shrub that can reach up to 12 feet high. Also known as Rose of Sharon, althea is hardy in USDA map zones 5a to 9a. Prune althea in late winter or early spring. Pruning at that time will encourage new growth which is important since althea blooms on new wood. You can prune althea to restrict height or width or to shape the shrub.
Beware of the Rose of Sharon (Althea) in your garden - The …
Jul 26, 2015 · The Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) also known as an Althea shrub is a mid summer bloomer in white, pink, red, or purple with a red center. You can also find them ruffled in the same array of colors including what many call blue.
Althea Double Purple | Rose of Sharon - Plant Me Green
Althea is a deciduous, ornamental shrub, more commonly referred to as the Rose of Sharon. It is often used for group or border planting. This althea produces beautiful double purple blooms in the summer. The shrub exhibits a slow-to-moderate growth rate and reaches a height of about 15 feet and a spread of about 12 feet.
How to Prune an Althea Bush - Weekand
Aug 23, 2012 · Althea bushes are relatively low-maintenance shrubs that benefit from light annual pruning to maintain the bush's shape. Prune in late winter or very early spring before the shrub starts growing for the season.
Rose of Sharon – Care & Pruning - Stutzmans
Jul 24, 2017 · Also known as shrub Althea, this 4- to 12-foot specimen is a native of eastern Asia that is well adapted to growing in most USDA plant hardiness zones. It often reaches a spread of 10 feet and can be used as part of a growing privacy border. When planting rose of Sharon in the landscape, consider that older varieties may reseed abundantly.
Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, Shrub Althea - Dave's Garden
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Flowering Shrub An 'alfia' Or 'alphia'. What Is It? - Knowledgebase ...
Aug 15, 2002 · Shrub Althea is a hardy perennial, growing about 10' tall and 6' wide. It's easy to grow, prefering heat and drought to cool, moist growing conditions. It's a rather common plant so you shouldn't have any trouble finding additional information - now …
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