Rose of Sharon is a beautiful flowering bush most prized for its height . Rose of Sharon grows flowering stalks that can be as tall as 8 to 12 infantry . The flower range in color from shades of pink and purple to whiten . This industrial plant is an first-class accession to any landscape , but it is prostrate to some problems .

Flower Bud Drop

Rose of Sharon can sometimes prove to be a later bloomer . Early give may get along and go , with other plant bud and bloom and your Rose of Sharon stay hibernating . Once the bush does begin to bud , you may find that the buds have all fallen off . This is called flower bud drop . It is the result of inconsistent soil wet . Rose of Sharon ’s sensitivity to moist - then - dry soil makes wet retentive soil a must . remediate this problem by adding a soil amendment like Zeba Quench . This all - raw soil amendment adapt moisture retentiveness in the soil and improves weewee supplying to the George H.W. Bush . Adding in a 3 - inch level of mulch will also help curtail this problem by reduce evaporation and maintaining a cool soil temperature .

Bending Branches

Another problem that you might receive when raising a Rose of Sharon bush is bend branches . This fall out when the subdivision twist over from the weight unit of the flowers . The branches become too leggy and the canopy becomes too top heavy . Prevent this problem by pruning the scrub in the wintertime or former saltation . If the ideal meter for pruning has already pass off and you bump this problem , consider foregoing bloom for the season and go ahead and prune . The industrial plant will occur back next season without the droopiness .

Leaf Spot and Leaf Rust

If circular spots appear on the foliage of your Rose of Sharon , leaf spot is the likely perpetrator . This fungal disease causes distortion of the leaves and defoliation , or foliage drop . By the time leafage spots appear on the plant leave , it is too late to use a chemical substance treatment . Prevention is the best medicine here ; implement a fungicide when the foliage bud first appear , then again in seven to 14 days . Any shrub fungicide will do the trick , just follow the label directions . Since leaf spot fungi expand in the nerveless , soaked weather condition of the early growing time of year , this problem seldom rise up once the warmer , dryer weather arrives . Leaf rust fungus give rise powdery residue , typically on the undersides of leaves . It ranges in semblance and may seem in shades of yellow , orange , brown , and even empurple . As in foliage position , leaf rust can also make distortion of the leaves and defoliation . If you spot leaf rusting , get rid of any affected leaves and get free of any fallen leaf detritus . leafage spot and rust can cause your Rose of Sharon to count unsightly , but they seldom cause any serious damage .

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