HIBISCUS moscheutos PLANET (R) SOLENE 'Tansol' cov

Rose of Sharon/Althea/Hibiscus 'Planet'® Solene

HIBISCUS moscheutos PLANET (R) SOLENE 'Tansol' cov

Rose of Sharon/Althea/Hibiscus 'Planet'® Solene

  • Maintenance advice : Remove the wilted stems in autumn and protect the stump in a cold climate. In warmer climates, trim short at the end of winter.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder Alain Tan (FR)
  • Use group : Perrenials
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : bush, spreading
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Pink
  • Soil type : Wet soil
  • Uses : Border
  • Publisher : SAPHO
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Very large and early flowers (as early as June). They are pink with magenta-reddish veins and lightly crumpled. This perrenial will grow back every year from the stump, and produces large and colourful flowers in summer, about 20cm in diameter, on long erect stems. Appreciates a permanently fresh to humid soil. Shelter from cold and dry winds and protect the stump in winter. Appreciates a luminous exposure or half shade if in a torrid region during summer.