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Hardiness Zone: 5-9
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Mature Height: 6-10 Feet
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Mature Spread: 4-6 Feet
Buy Danica Althea online. This stunning flowering shrub is perfect for the sunny landscape. Green leaves are produced in mid spring that are followed by fully double white flowers that have deep red centers and are also blushed red on the edges of the petals. This highly unique and prolific specimen plant continues to bloom through fall. Excellent when used as a specimen or can be used for privacy and mass plantings. Note: Althea is considered a woody shrub or tree and will not die back to the ground in winter like hardy hibiscus.
Family: Malvaceae
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Common Name: Althea / Rose of Sharon / Hardy Hibiscus
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DANICA ALTHEA Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Gray |
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – High Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – High Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | Multi-Colored |
| • | Red |
| • | White |
Flower Type*
| • | Double Blooming |
Growth Habit*
| • | Ornamental/Medium Growing |
| • | Upright Growing |
| • | Shrub Form |
| • | Specimen |
Growth Rate*
| • | Fast |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Dark Yellow/Gold |
| • | Light Yellow/Brilliant Yellow |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Deciduous/Herbaceous |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Bees |
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Shrub |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Average |
| • | Moist |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Summer Flowering |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Border Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Wildlife Habitat |
| • | Flowering |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Sun |














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