Althea (hibiscus syriacus) is an old-fashioned, deciduous shrub that blooms from spring through the summer. Its other common name, Rose of Sharon, first appears in The King of Solomon. According to ...

Q. Why don't my rose of Sharon trees bloom? They are several years old, have bloomed in the past, are trimmed in the spring, fed and watered. Also, what's causing my hibiscus buds to yellow and drop ...

Crape myrtles are Houston's go-to summer shrub. But they have nothing on the althea. The beautiful small tree, also called rose of Sharon, starts each day with a fresh round of 4-inch blue-purple ...

Rose of Sharon is a shrub or small tree that blooms with abandon from midsummer until frost. Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus ...

Q: I have read often about the “running bamboo” — its roots spread underground, therefore hard to eliminate. Is this true of other plantings? I have several Rose of Sharon trees — just lovely. Well ...