Add late-season color to your landscape with Hibiscus syriacus 'Fiji™', a Rose of Sharon selection valued for its tropical-looking, crepe-textured blooms and dependable summer performance. You can use it as a flowering shrub accent, in mixed borders, or planted in multiples for a loose hedge where you want height and seasonal color.

Give your plant a spot with full sun for the heaviest flowering, though it will also grow and bloom in partial shade. Provide well-drained soil and even moisture while it establishes; once rooted in, it can handle periodic dryness better than many other flowering shrubs. Mulch to keep roots cooler and reduce swings in soil moisture, and water deeply during prolonged hot spells for best bud set and bloom quality.

At maturity, expect roughly 60-96 inches of height with a broad footprint; with routine pruning you can keep the plant in scale for smaller gardens. Because flowers form on new growth, you can shape it in late winter or early spring without sacrificing the season's blooms. Remove a few older stems at the base over time to refresh the plant and encourage vigorous new canes.

In colder climates, wait for warm weather before judging spring leaf-out. Pair it with sun-to-part-shade companions such as coneflowers, catmint, ornamental grasses, and summer-blooming perennials to extend color from early season through fall.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 6-8 (-10 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Mature height: 60-96"
• Spread: 48-84"
• Tolerant of: Drought, Salt
• Edible: Yes

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