Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy' Rose of Sharon

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Rose of Sharon (shrub althea) is a vigorous, upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub that typically grows 8-12 tall. It may be trained as a small tree or espalier. Showy, hollyhock-like, 5-petaled flowers (to 3î diameter) appear over a long, early-summer to fall bloom period. Each flower has a prominent and showy center staminal column. Palmately-veined, coarsely-toothed, three-lobed, medium green leaves (to 4î long). No fall color. ëLucy is a double-flowered, sterile, triploid cultivar that features double red-pink flowers (to 4î diameter). It usually matures to 6-8 tall.