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Re: Rose of Sharon

My fifty year old RoS don't break dormancy till June either. :/ 

Up here a lot of my friends lost their rose of sharons a few years ago.
Mine did fine.  I think the difference is that mine are next to the house
and got protection from the worst winds.  I love them, they are just coming
into bloom now, a time when there aren't as many blooming trees/shrubs.  Be
prepared though, you'll get lots of seedlings.  Just pull them up and
transplant where you want them. :)

At 02:37 PM 9/4/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>I just purchased a Rose of Sharon (couldn't resist - it's a double, in
>>bloom).  I think it is just borderline hardy in my area (Cda Zone 6).
>>What can I do to increase its chance of survival?  I plan to plant it
>>this week, so a speedy reply would be appreciated if a choice of
>>planting location would affect it.  TIA.
>>
>>Heather in Markham, Ontario, Canada
>
>My Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) routinely survive to -20F here in
>Milwaukee without special protection.  You might want to be aware that
>"freshly planted" (even the fall before)  plants can be VERY slow to break
>dormancy in the spring (as late as late June).
>
>Don Martinson
>dmartin@cdmas.crc.fmlh.edu
>
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Shelley
USDA Zone 6A 
Sunset Zone 39
Detroit

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