Blueberry Smoothie Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus 'DS01BS'
Garden Debut
A tall, stiffly upright shrub with extremely showy bluish-purple double flowers which appear throughout summer, the flowers are individually beautiful; a very adaptable garden shrub, but does best in full sun
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Blueberry Smoothie 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.
Ornamental Qualities
Blueberry Smoothie Rose of Sharon features bold blue trumpet-shaped flowers with purple overtones along the branches from mid to late summer. It has green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Planting and Growing
Blueberry Smoothie Rose of Sharon will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 4 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.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 8'Hx4'W
Flowers are blue
Flowers from mid to late summer
Attracts butterflies; hummingbirds
Zone 5a
Likes average to moist soil