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Hibiscus syriacus 'Carpa' PP 24,965
Showtime Rose of Sharon
Item #: 12748
Zones: 5b to 9a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Hibiscus 'Showtime') We typically don't offer woody hibiscus, but this selection of the Chinese native Hibiscus syriacus (rose of Sharon) was too good not to share. From Canadian nurseryman Paul Van Der Kroft comes Hibiscus 'Carpa' (sold as "Showtime"), discovered by Paul in 2000 as a sport on the sterile 1800s introduction, Hibiscus 'Ardens'. Hibiscus 'Carpa' forms an 8' tall x 4' wide column, like a middle-finger salute, clothed with creamy-yellow-edged green leaves, and adorned in summer with lovely lilac-lavender double flowers...what a showpiece in the sunny garden! Hibiscus syriacus needs a bit of myth-busting. The specific epithet "syriacus" is a bit misleading...first it isn't from Syria as Linnaeus assumed, but was traded from China via the Silk Road prior to the 1600s. Also, it doesn't like or need dry soil, since it grows wild along Chinese sea cliffs and streams.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hibiscus
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Variegated , White/Cream
Other: Pollinator Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage