{"id":12048,"date":"2019-08-21T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12048"},"modified":"2019-08-15T18:50:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T22:50:17","slug":"rose-of-sharon-pillar-series-floral-and-architectural-splendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2019\/08\/21\/rose-of-sharon-pillar-series-floral-and-architectural-splendor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Of Sharon \u2018Pillar\u2019 Series \u2013Floral And Architectural Splendor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscus-syr-Purple-Pillar-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscus-syr-Purple-Pillar-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscus-syr-Purple-Pillar-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscussyricus-Purple_Pillar-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12049\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscussyricus-Purple_Pillar-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscussyricus-Purple_Pillar-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hibiscussyricus-Purple_Pillar-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><figcaption>Purple Pillar Althea (Photos from PW)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>R<\/strong><\/em>Rose of Sharon (<em>Hibiscus syriacus<\/em>), aka althea, is a popular summer flowering shrub and small tree (USDA hardiness zones ((4)5-8)<strong>.<\/strong> In northerly areas of the U.S., rose of Sharon may also be cultivated as a sun-loving perennial. The species grows 8-12 feet high and 6 -10 feet wide in full sun and in average garden soil. Shrubs, native from China to India, are drought tolerant once established for one year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong>\nRose of Sharon (Althea) Pillar<\/strong>\u00ae<strong> series <\/strong>represents two unique columnar shrubs.\nBoth cultivars, White Pillar\u00ae (white flowers) and \u2018Purple Pillar\u00ae (lavender\nflowers), grow 10-16 feet tall and only 2-3 feet wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nPillar althea series develop few to no side branches with little or no pruning\nneeded. As the shrubs age, some minor spring pruning may be needed\nto maintain the narrow columnar form. During seasons of excessive rainfall, rose\nof Sharon may grow too vigorously and splay open. You may opt to clip off to hold the\nnarrow look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plant\nin multiples of 3 or more for a formal <strong>front entrance. A lone plant<\/strong>\nstanding by itself may serve as a landscape focal point. Plant in containers and grow on a\nsunny deck or patio.<strong> <\/strong>Perhaps you\nwish to conceal an unsightly utility box or create a short hedge or living\nprivacy fence between you and your neighbor.&nbsp; Pillar altheas don\u2019t take up\nlots of space width wise, perfect for a small urban garden or narrow planting spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rose of Sharon bloom on current\nseason\u2019s wood from late June thru August. Young plants start to bloom early. Its\nlight purple blossoms of Purple Pillar feature deep red centers that really\nstand out in the garden and are stellar additions to cut flower arrangements. White\nPillar bears snowy white blooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Their colorful flowers attract<\/strong><em> <\/em><em>bees, butterflies, other\npollinators, and an occasional hummingbird. <\/em>This\ntough cold hardy shrub plant holds up well to heat and dry weather and deer\ndon&#8217;t bother these shrubs. In some areas of the U.S., Japanese beetles may be\nan occasional pest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RRose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), aka althea, is a popular summer flowering shrub and small tree (USDA hardiness zones ((4)5-8). In northerly areas of the U.S., rose of Sharon may also be cultivated as a sun-loving perennial. The species grows 8-12 feet high and 6 -10 feet wide in full sun and in average garden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1487,657,747,1319,749,1037,1498,778,674,806,1138,1164,853,551,843,1060,601,729,1321,777,630,706,646,7,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12051,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12048\/revisions\/12051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}