Hibiscus Syriacus Lucy, also commonly called the Rose Of
Sharon, are large shrubs or small trees that produce red,
trumpet-shaped flowers over a long season. It is a high impact
flower that will make a garden in any part of the world look
like a tropical paradise. It is also known as a hardy hibiscus
in USDA zones 5-8. They can be planted by itself, used as a
specimen plant, or grown as hedge plant. They can also be
pruned into a single stemmed small tree.
HIBISCUS S. LUCY RED
Van Zyverden’s
Many months
and years of bloom
Tolerant of summer heat,
humidity, deer,
drought and clay soils
Vigorous grower that
typically grows 8-12’ tall
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About This Variety: Lucy is a double-flowered cultivar. It blooms profusely from late summer into the fall. It does
not require much care and will do well in average soils.
Growing Instructions: Dig a hole about a foot deep and a foot wide. Set the plant in the hole, and fill it half full
with soil. Water. After water is drained, fill the rest of the hole with the remaining soil. Then water thoroughly again
and continue doing so regularly. Fertilize at planting and then again each year after flowering.
Care Tip: Best flowering happens in full sun. Light or no pruning will allow it to bloom profusely with smaller
flowers, while heavy pruning will produce larger but less flowers.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Height: Grows 6-8’ tall
Spacing: Plant- 6’ apart, plant crown at soil level
Hardy in: USDA zones 5-8
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