Hibiscus seeds «Rose of Sharon white»

Hibiscus «Rose of Sharon white» or Syrian ketmia, shrub althea / Hibiscus syriacus - is a plant native to China and Western Asia. A popular ornamental plant, it belongs to beautifully flowering shrubs, this species will be related to tree hibiscus (not to be confused with herbaceous hibiscus). Its flower, the national symbol of South Korea, looks very attractive, both solo and in a group of shrubs or hedges.

Syrian hibiscus is a deciduous shrub of medium size 1.5-2 meters, rarely up to 3 meters high and 1-1.5 meters wide. Differs in bright green ovate leaves up to 10 cm long, arranged alternately. The leaves resemble chrysanthemum leaves, 3-lobed, bloom late, in cold springs young leaves are often yellow-white, autumn color is yellow.

Its flowers are solitary, magnificent, exotic in appearance, large up to 12 cm, very attractive, similar to mallow flowers: white, pink, light blue, sometimes bicolor.

Hibiscus Syrian blooms from late June to late September. Each individual flower lives for a day, but don't let that scare you, because many flower stalks appear one after another for a very long time, and along the entire height of the bush. This fact makes the bush itself grandiosely majestic and irresistible. The flower petals are very delicate. Seeing him once, you will be fascinated and in love with him. Some have dubbed the hibiscus - «The flower of love.» Grow in the form of bushes or small standard trees. Hibiscus loves a lot of light, heat and moisture. Then it blooms long and luxuriantly from the second half of summer until frost. It can tolerate partial shade, but then it blooms worse. Propagated by seeds or semi-lignified cuttings.

Syrian hibiscus grows quickly and needs to be shaped by pruning - in spring, shoots should be shortened by 1/3 of the length, and in summer, fast-growing branches should be pinched.

Seeds are stored in bags in a cool, dry place. With such storage, the seeds remain viable for 3-5 years. Seeds do not possess organic dormancy; they do not need stratification. Seed depth 2 - 3 cm. Seeds are sown directly into the ground or into the nursery. Seedlings bloom in August of the first year and bloom all autumn. Plants are very responsive to fertilizer.

This plant is easier to grow as a seasonal annual, or to keep in winter in a bright and cool room. Can be used as indoor culture. Syrian hibiscus is very good in sheared and standard forms, in containers, in hedges, single and group plantings of several tones at once. You can also plant young hibiscus bushes, not branched three together, of different colors. When they reach about 50 cm, weave them with a pigtail, it will turn out like a standard tree and it will bloom in different colors. It will turn out very beautiful, unusual, you will pleasantly surprise your guests, they will not immediately understand how this is possible.

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