My
Rose of Sharon
On this page, I will show pictures of the different stages of seed development of the Rose of Sharon, to help you identify what you need to be looking for. As you can see - I did not prune my tree last fall, so I have a yard full of sprouts.
If anyone would like to
purchase any sprouts,
please email me at rose_of_sharon1@ivillage.com .
These sprouts are from the big beautiful white shrub on page one. {see photo above}
Seeds
Pods...
The seed pods start out green, but soon are turned brown as they dry out. You can see that the pods have opened and most of the seeds have already taken 'flight'. 04/07/01
Seeds...
The seeds are small with little 'hairs' on the edge to help them travel in the breeze. Pictures taken: 04/07/01
Young
Sprouts...
This is a sprout my son removed from a flower bed. It still has the seed attached.
You can see how long the root system is. This sprout is only a few weeks old. They MUST be removed by hand to ensure that unwanted growth does not take place. Get a firm grasp low on the stem and use gentle force to slowly pull root out of the ground.
This is what happens when you fail to prune the seed pods from the shrub. All those tiny seeds become airborn and can be carried as far away as 15 feet on a blustery day!
Older
Sprout...
Now how did I miss it?!
This one has probably been left over from last year. It measures close to 6 inches tall right now. I will relocate it to the back yard. It will be a nice addition to all the lavender "Althea" that are there.
The best time to prune:
After all flowering has ended in early Fall, you can prune green pods to ensure that no unwanted sprouts will inhabit your lawn/flower bed.
You can wait until later in the Fall to let the seeds develop further, and then prune them you have more seeds to plant.
You can prune in late Spring to remove empty pods - if you want to grow more shrubs naturally.
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This page created on: 07/24/01