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Rose of Sharon Shrubs?

16 years ago

Hello. I had cabin fever and ordered 3 BlueBird rose of Sharon "SHRUBS" from Springhill Nursery. They arrived, along with 3 Minerva Hibiscus, and 3 Helene Rose of Sharon.

First off, I did not realize Rose of Sharon was from the Hibiscus family. Second, my neighbor has a Rose of Sharon that is a tree. I do love it, but will I actually be able to keep these plants as a SHRUB, or will I have trees?

Will they be okay in part shade, (afternoon sun only,) or should I ship them back?

I live in North Georgia. Any information would be greatly appreciated, as I wanted to get them in by March 17th!

Thank you,

Rebecca

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Comments (5)

Embothrium
16 years ago
After these are established you can prune them down heard at the end of winter each year, it is not necessary for them to be allowed to grow without pruning. In your hot climate partial shade is probably perfectly acceptable, as always it depend on what the total picture is. If you are talking about something like a west-facing wall I wouldn't expect any problems. If you are talking about something like planting them under maple trees, that's a different situation.
laceyvail 6A, WV
16 years ago
And another word of advice--never order from Spring Hill Nursery--they are among the worst nurseries in the country, the others being Owens, Burgess, and another whose name has mercifully slipped my mind. It will be a miracle if the shrubs you received are the varieties you ordered. Their customer service is even worse than their plants.
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lacey.. you forgot Michigan bulb.. lol
rebecca57
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, it is a west facing wall. Thanks for the advice about Spring Hill. As I said, I had cabin fever or I would have gone to the Nursery. Unfortunately, with our drought in Georgia, there is nothing "cheery" out yet! At least I did not spend much, so if I am unhappy I will not be out a lot of money!
Rebecca
brandon7 TN_zone7
16 years ago
Rebecca,

You don't necessarily have to go to the local nursery; just always check out potential suppliers on Garden Watchdog before ordering. You can also use Dave's PlantScout to locate a nursery that sells what you are looking for, and then go from there directly to Garden Watchdog. Look on the bright side, you could have ordered from TyTy or Aaron's Nursery (the real "worst nurseries in the country"). BTW, if you try to look TyTy up on Garden Watchdog, it doesn't show up. They had an EXTREMELY negative rating and, from what I've heard, threatened to sue Dave's if they weren't removed.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spring Hill on Garden Watchdog

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