Red Althea Shrub

These circular spots occur on leaves and cause the leaves to shed.

Red althea shrub. You ll know leaf spot when you see it. It grows as far north as zone 5 you don t see many rose of sharon shrubs in that part of the country. The rose of sharon hibiscus syriacus also known as an althea shrub is a mid summer bloomer in white pink red or purple with a red center. This shrub produces beautiful double red blooms that look particularly stunning when planted in groups or around borders.

You can also find them ruffled in the same array of colors including what many call blue. A late summer bloomer each blossom is 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Red heart reaches up to 12 feet tall and is attractive when trained as a flowering tree. This variety is the hardiest we ve ever seen.

Your red rose of sharon althea gives you vibrant non stop blooms in summer and fall with very little effort. Not only is it well suited to any garden but it also does great on terraces and balconies. During periods of drought. Although few pests bother althea with the notable exception of nematodes there are some common diseases for which you should watch out.

Althea also part of the mallow familly is very certainly one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs. These are miniature flower factories. A member of the hibiscus family the althea grows erect and tall covered in compact green leaves and a multitude of single or double blooms in colors from the red and purple family as well as white and even a fairly true blue.