Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
If you’ve avoided Rose of Sharon in the past because you’ve heard that they can be invasive, your worries are over. The pleasant pinkish-purple double flowers of Sugar Tip Rose of Sharon don’t produce many seeds. When not in bloom, its deciduous variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage is eye-catching too.
Sugar Tip Gold Rose of Sharon blooms on new wood from late summer through fall and will add color to your garden when many other flowering plants have begun to fade. It can be used to create hedges, in perennial or shrub borders, as a specimen plant or in large containers. This plant grows best in full sun locations but can tolerate partial sun conditions too. Sugar Tip Rose of Sharon can be grown in gardens in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9.
Sugar Tip Gold Rose of Sharon Care
This fast-growing shrub reaches 4 to 5 feet in height and width in an upright form at maturity. The blossoms attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds and it can tolerate urban pollution. This plant needs little to no maintenance but can be pruned in the fall or early spring since flower buds form on new growth. This plant is deer resistant.
Sugar Tip Gold Rose of Sharon Spacing
If desired, fertilize in early spring with a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants. Space multiple plants 4 to 5 feet apart to avoid overcrowding.
Sugar Tip® Gold Rose of Sharon Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 5 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun (6+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 4-5 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 4-5 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Purple
- Flower Description
- Purple
- Bloom Time
- Summer to Fall
- Blooms On
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New Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Late winter to early spring, before new growth starts
- Foliage Color
- , Green, Yellow
- Foliage Description
- Variegated-Green, Yellow
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous, Variegated
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering, 3 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Sugar Tip® Gold Rose of Sharon
- Botanical Name
- Hibiscus syriacus 'THEISSHSSTL' USPPAF
- Brand
- Proven Winners
- Plant Type
- Deciduous
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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