| Description | Blue Satin Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) is a Hibiscus with an unusual blue colored flower. I call it funky blue. One of the last shrubs to bloom in the garden. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | average, not dry or wet |
| Temperature | hardy to minus 20 degrees F |
| Flowers | perfect, 5 petaled, 4-5 inches, blue to pale blue with reddish eye, blooms on new wood, end of July through September |
| Leaves | alternate, palmately veined and have three lobes |
| Dimensions | can reach over 10 feet tall with 3/4 to equal spread, erect form |
| Maintenance | best time to prune is late winter early spring, can be cut back hard, pruning will produce more new wood creating more flowers |
| Propagation | soft wood cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Hybridized by Rien Verweij of the Netherlands. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Rose of Sharon, Blue Satin Rose of Sharon |
| Author's Notes | Summer of 2010 I planted a Blue Satin and am looking forward to its flowers. (Update 2014). Has been a great blooming shrub with it's funky blue flowers. Little or no die back. About 5-6 feet tall with a 3 foot spread. |
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