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rockerfella Windsor, Canada Aug 13, 2007

Can a Rose of Sharon be planted in a large pot successfully?

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Aug 13, 2007

Depends on what you mean by Rose of Sharon . . .

"the Rose of Sharon (this name used for at least three different plants by different people: Hypericum calycinum, Lilium candidum and Tulipa agenensis subsp. boissieri)" – http://rbg310.clients.squiz.net/plant_info/botanical_info/plant_names_and_classification

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Aug 13, 2007

Althaea syriacus, Rose of Sharon, can be grown in a pot with some bloom issues I understand. Can you tell me why your are looking at one in a pot? I am guessing they are not hardy in your area maybe? Make it the biggest pot you can get and put it on castors if you can. I do the same things with ferns, tropical fruit trees and a number of other plants.

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rockerfella Windsor, Canada Aug 24, 2007

Thank you for your replys. It is a Althaea Syriarus (Collie Mullens). I Haven't got much sun , so I just wanted to plant it in a pot,and make it movable.

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Aug 24, 2007

it will be fine in a pot no worries.

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Lynda_45 Jacksonville, NC(Zone 8b) Sep 09, 2008

I have a rose of sharon that I havent planted yet. It got lots of buds on it , but when they started to open, they only got this far. Also, the part of the flower you can see, looks like its trying to dry out before they finish.This is the first time I've ever watched them bloom, so I don't know what to expect. Any advice?

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Lynda_45 Jacksonville, NC(Zone 8b) Sep 09, 2008

Sorry these are blurry,but heres the other pic.I don't know if this helps.

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Sep 09, 2008

I have no idea - how has the water been?

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snapple45 Holland, OH(Zone 5b) Sep 09, 2008

Bud drop, or other flowering problems on Hibiscus syriacus is usually caused by too much or too little water or over fertilization. I'm not sure exactly what's going on with yours, but since the leaves show some chlorosis I suspect a soil problem. They do prefer acidic soil.

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Lynda_45 Jacksonville, NC(Zone 8b) Sep 10, 2008

Hi,
Thanks for your feedback. It might be the water,as you said MitchF. We have had a lot of hard rain. Some due to the hurricanes that just teased us. We are here on the N.C. coast.
Snapple- I put it in this bigger pot after it was shipped. I was waiting to plant it. It's mostly just potting soil in it for now. Its part of an order from a nursery that shipped me all the wrong things, then disappeared. It was" Autumn Ridge" Have you heard of it?
Thanks-Lynda

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 10, 2008

They've got a less than stellar (actually quite a bit less than stellar) rating in Watchdog http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/3246/

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