$30.00
Height: 10 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Sunlight: 
Hardiness Zone: 5a
Other Names: Shrub Althea
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
Amazing large semi-double blooms are light blue with soft violet lacy centers; a tall, stiffly upright shrub with vase shape habit; extremely showy flowers in late summer; very adaptable plant, but prefers full sun; can be trained into a small tree
Ornamental Features
Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon features bold blue trumpet-shaped flowers with violet throats along the branches from mid-summer to early fall. It has green foliage throughout the season. The lobed leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favour of tastier treats.
Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.