Can't say enough good about this shrub. I like the upright form and the foliage. I've had it about 5 years and it gets more impressive ev...Read Moreery year. This past summer it was spectacular, eight feet tall and covered in large white blooms for many months. I just couldn't believe how long the flower production lasted. It grows in Zone 8B with very acidic soil. It is in full sun and there has never been any supplemental watering.
Rating neutral as new in my garden. Pretty double white blooms.
UPDATE 6-28-23: this is a gorgeous shrub, which I have ...Read Morebeen training as a standard. It faces the western sun and it doesn’t seem to affect it. There is the issue of seedlings everywhere but I pick rainy days to easily yank them out or repot for future gifts.
West Plains, MO (Zone 6b) | August 2011 | positive
Love this althea - it has grown about a foot each year I've had it (3 years), and this third year, it's flowers have been huge! Does rea...Read Morelly well here, as all altheas seem to thrive in this area. The flowers are very eye-catching, being semi-double, large, and white.
Can't say enough good about this shrub. I like the upright form and the foliage. I've had it about 5 years and it gets more impressive ev...Read More
Rating neutral as new in my garden. Pretty double white blooms.
UPDATE 6-28-23: this is a gorgeous shrub, which I have ...Read More
Love this althea - it has grown about a foot each year I've had it (3 years), and this third year, it's flowers have been huge! Does rea...Read More
Deer love this plant. Ate my young one to the ground but it bounced back this spring.