16 July 2007 Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus L.) http://ishoh.notlong.com/ 16 July 2007 Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus L.) There are eight Rose of Sharon in the garden. Blooming has started. The plants were obtained from a friend's garden, and were small twigs when dug up and planted in my garden in the spring of 2004. There are only two colours. All eight plants are thriving and are a substantial size in 2007. The plant requires little care. I do water it deeply when in drought conditions like this summer. Flowering is probably early for Zone 5. http://www.durgan.org/Blog/Durgan.html