Propagating Rose of Sharon
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This post is about Propagating Rose of Sharon. Here we go over some basics of Rose of Sharon and how to propagate this edible plant.
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Plant Basics
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is also known as Althaea, Shrub Althea, and Hardy Hibiscus. The shrub has a tight, upright vase-shaped form, reaching 7-13ft in height and has large summer blossoms. They like full sun to light shade and moist, well-drained soil. They have deeply-lobed, light-green leaves. It is a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia and is the national flower of South Korea.
Flowers
The Rose of Sharon has trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom from summer into the fall. The flowers are short-lived, lasting only a day. The flowers come in shades of white, red, pink and purple and attract birds, butterflies and other useful pollinators. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects.
Edible
The leaves, blossoms, and flowers of the Rose of Sharon are edible and have a mild flavor and mucilaginous texture. The leaves are made into tea and the flowers eaten, usually raw. The leaves taste like lettuce, but are very fibrous unless you catch them early. Blossoms appear in late summer and have a nutty flavor to them. The flowers taste great and have a hint of nectar at the base of the petals. The root is edible but very fibrous.
Propagation
Rose of Sharon can be propagated via seeds, cuttings, or layering. This post is going to discuss propagation via softwood cuttings.
Softwood Cuttings
Softwood cuttings are this year’s growth that started in the spring. This wood is usually just slightly a different color and last year’s wood just looks a little more worn and older.
Make the Cut
Cut the softwood branches off of the plant. Then cut the branches down so they have four internodes. Internodes are any place a branch or leaf comes out. I usually go with four to six for Rose of Sharon. Leave two leafs at the top and remove the bottom leafs.
Rooting Hormone
Dip the bottoms of the cuttings in rooting hormone. I use dip and grow liquid hormone because I only need the one product and I can mix it as strong as I like. Softwood cuttings does not require very concentrated rooting hormone, whereas hardwood cuttings require more concentrated solution.
Cuttings in the Planting Medium
Now it is time to place the cuttings into the planting medium. Push them into your planting medium about two inches down. Your planting medium should be something that drains freely and easily. You do not want to saturate the soil where disease and pathogens will proliferate.
Keep the Leaves Wet
These little cuttings will die if the leaves dry out. You don’t want to soak the ground, but you do want to keep the leaves wet. The best way to do this is with a mist irrigation system that automatically comes on. I use the Galcon 8056 and have it programmed for 10 seconds on and 5 minutes off. This runs all day, but shuts totally off from 9 PM until 6 AM.
Leave Them Be
The cuttings need to stay in the rooting medium until they go dormant. This usually happens by December or January timeframe. Once they are dormant, they can be moved to pots or to their location in the yard.
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My rose of Sharon is 168 years old the flowers are pink and just before the flowers die they turn purple. Proper gated from the mother plant. Mother plant can from England horticultural society in the 1800’s.
@PropaPh
5 жыл бұрын
@Kyong Roberts The man said he propagated his plant from a "mother" rose of sharon plant that lived in England since the 1800s.
@persianguy826
5 жыл бұрын
@Kyong Roberts Rose of Sharon came west of Asia
@jamaicansistarobinson7587
4 жыл бұрын
My tree has both pink and purple flowers simultaneously and last about 6 weeks in NJ. It attracts:#HummingBirds, #Bees, #Butterflies and more🌺🌷🏝🎼🥁🌴🌊
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's an old plant.
Your set-up & organization is top notch. Very informative & helpful - thank you!
@greatescapefarms
4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome. Thanks for the kind words.
I appreciate your yard art. Thanks for showing us that. That's just kool
@greatescapefarms
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Thank you for you excellent information in how to propagate rose of sharon!
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Next video....how to propagate iPhones🤩 Kidding aside. Great video. Such a tranquil yard to work with Mother Nature.👍
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
They do spread quickly as I have found out, so watch out for that. But they are beautiful and great for hummingbirds, butterflies, hummingbird moths, and bees! And the best part, I didn't need any sugar water for attracting them! Just water fountains did the trick. Here's the thing. Once you have one in your yard, the original plants do keep planting more! Never without. They can just get into places where you don't want them, though.
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
They do manage to re-seed themselves from time to time. Have you ever eaten the flowers?
Very clearly explained. Thank you!
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
These things are not picky. I just cut a long branch off, 2-3 feet, and stick it in the ground. No rooting hormone either. Just pull the leaves off the part going into the ground. Have not had 1 die on me yet unless I accidentally run it over with the lawnmower. Which I have done lol.
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
Wow! Good to know. Thanks for sharing. I have had similar experience with elderberry. Almost can't kill those things.
@LuLuSprings
5 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info..
@lesanderson3926
4 жыл бұрын
can you do it in early August?
@bibibishun1113
4 жыл бұрын
When can I plant in the ground
@hammeredscout
3 жыл бұрын
This is more my speed😂
Nice hibiscus! I have the white and Blue Chiffon. 👍🌺
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
The flowers make great tea. Good for blood preesure
YES THEY R VERY EATABLE TOO . GREAT INFO TY .
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
I just did a new video on eating different flower types, including Rose of Sharon. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6l5yqx9ZqTPmto.html
great info
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I saw them in tree form along street in China. They were beautiful.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are.
They also come in a blue satin which is beautiful and what I am trying to grow right now from cuttings.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds wonderful. Good Luck!
They spread like weeds. We have a row down the length of our property and hundreds, if not thousands of sprouts are always shooting up. At this point, I might as well let it just grow into a hedge.
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
I haven't had many issues with mine self propagating, but my neighbors back behind me have a couple of varieties that are spreading like wild.
@germanjohn5626
3 жыл бұрын
I hope mine will spread like weeds
very pretty
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
Tasty too!
Branches are perfect for toasting marshmallows!
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. Thanks!
The flowers last longer than a day buster...
I need a lot of help with my overgrown Purple Pillar Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus - They run down the side of my house. Probably about 20 ft long and maybe 15 ft to tall. Do I use hedge trimmers
They are actually kind of invasive so just don’t weed under them for a season and you’ll have babies you can give away.
Nice video. My neighbor has a large rose of sharon here in NE Wisconsin. Can I dig out a small piece of root to pot up now while they are still dormant?
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
If you have a sucker with a root you can usually transplant it when it is dormant. If it is the root only, that will likely not work.
Can this plant be cut to the ground and will it come back.
Wonderful flower. One question, can I plant it in a large pot to have it on my balcony?
@PK-bh1ww
4 жыл бұрын
yes you can.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Just keep it moist as large pots can get dry quick.
The flowers on mine stay way longer than a day before falling off.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
I've since discovered that different varieties of these hold their flowers for various lengths of time.
Nice work sir, thx 4sharing, can I use Schultz 10-15-10 Liquid plant food as a hormone on the hibiscus root, PLZ REPLY BACK BRO, THX
What measures do you take from wind, storms, etc. ? I live in Connecticut where summers can produce bad wind/thunderstorms that could damage plant greenhouses and beds. I’m hesitant to build one
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
I live in MD and we get similar weather and I have had few ill effects.
@tawncaputo686
2 жыл бұрын
These are incredibly hardy plants. I'm in ny, its almost impossible to kill these.
What does the soil consist of? It looks pretty sandy. Thanks!
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
For the propagation bed I use concrete sand because it allows the water to drain quickly and not linger and root the new roots.
what medium do you plant them in. when can they come out from the shade & humidity ? Thanks
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
I take them out of the sand when they are dormant and pot them up (in potting soil) because I sell them. However, you can plant them right in the soil where they are going to be permanently.
What is the growing medium that you use in your cutting bed. Also, later in the fall will you remove the shade cloth?
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
The growing medium in the cutting bed is concrete sand. I will not remove the shade cloth in the fall. However, in the video I was using 75% shade cloth and I have since found that 50% shade cloth gives a better success rate for cuttings.
Is also a Althea
@greatescapefarms
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
What would happen if we prune it in the early fall? Reason I’m asking is because we had a lot of heavy wet snow last year that did a lot of damage to the tall branches. I was hoping to cut it back to help it through this coming winter.
@LuLuSprings
5 жыл бұрын
I think if you can wait till first frost that would be best my best guess. I've pruned my back twice , but I always have done it early spring, .in early fall, mine still have flowers......good luck !
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
You are best to wait until the leaves drop and it goes dormant. In most areas the leaves fall at least a month before the snow gets too heavy.
What's the best time to take cutting please thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍👍👍
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
You can take a cutting as soon as the new growth snaps (not bend like rubber) in the summer. For my area that is usually mid to late June.
I got a spray bottle and filled it with 90% rubbing alcohol. I carry my bottle with me when I trim in my garden and I can clean my shears easily as I go.
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. Thanks!
i like your video, what is the mixture in the propagation bed
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
You can use concrete sand or childrens play sand.
I had white ones But once in awhile I will get purple flowers
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Cool!
I just saw you video just now and heard you've mentioned rose of Sharon leaves & flowers are eatable! do you mean all different varieties of Rose of Sharon are eatable, or just some? Thanks.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Yes they are. Here is just one source online but there are many others stating that flowers and leaves are edible: www.themarthablog.com/2018/08/my-flowering-rose-of-sharon.html
@MKleine72
Жыл бұрын
@@greatescapefarms Thank you for the link to Marha's site. Very interesting and informative.
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
@@MKleine72 You are most welcome. Thanks for commenting!
I have a Rose of Sharon that has something going on it has like fuzzy stuff all over them and it's spreading to my other ones. I would love it if you could help me save them what could I put on them
Hi what do I do ones they have some since august this year and they have new leaves and I think they could be transplanted.but I live in Ontario Canada what do you suggest.please answer 🍁
@greatescapefarms
Жыл бұрын
You can transplant them but wait until they are dormant. For your area this would be between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Just wait until all the leaves have fallen off. Give it one more week after that and then move it where you want. Make sure it is in the ground and not a pot. If your plant is in a pot it may not over winter because the roots will get too cold. If I need to overwinter something in the pot, I'll bury the whole pot in the ground and dig it up in the spring to sell it or do whatever I need with it. Best case scenario is to put it in the ground where you want it to grow and get big.
How would you recommend starting seeds?
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
I personally have not started rose of sharon seeds. Here is an article on how to do it. According to the author, you pretty much leave them on the ground over winter and they start growing in the spring. www.creeklinehouse.com/how-to-propagate-rose-of-sharon/
Mine is so big that when it snowed we had to tie them up with cord so it wouldn't break down.
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
Yea, they can get to be huge. But they are pretty and taste great :)
@PK-bh1ww
4 жыл бұрын
need to prune them.
@ynoel32
3 жыл бұрын
Can I use hedges to bring them down some. They're to tall.
i have an hibiscus syriacus with variegated foliage and double Red flowers. what s his nane?
@greatescapefarms
7 жыл бұрын
Hmm. I'm afraid I can't help you with that one. There are all kinds of different cultivars and varieties of hibiscus.
mine appears to be dead. no leaves on june 15? feels like it is still alive
@LuLuSprings
5 жыл бұрын
doesn't sound hopeful... but let the year finish out, and by next spring you'll know if it needs to be chucked during spring yard clean up... wish you (it) well..... gd luck
@verawallace9055
4 жыл бұрын
Have a couple that died on me, doesn't really Care,because they are babies all around and very fast growing
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Use your fingernail and scratch a little of the bark off on the smaller limbs. If it is green inside it is alive and well. If there is not green try a couple of different areas. If you don't find any green it is likely dead.
PLEASE TALK LOUDER! I CAN JUST WATCH, CANT HEAR.
Can't hear anything!!,,,sorry turning it off after the first minute.
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry - this was one of my earlier videos before I figured out how to amplify the audio.
So involved you lost me....
How dragged out and monotonous
@greatescapefarms
3 жыл бұрын
and yet you watched it