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My mom would like to give me some Rose of Sharon that she has in her
yard. These were given to my mom many years ago by an Uncle and I don't
want to do anything before knowing the correct way to do it.

Is there a particular time of year that I can take these from my mom's
garden and put in my garden? Is the summer too not to do this? When
would the best time of year be to move them.

Thank you all in advance.


Are you talking about the original plants that is now "years" old, or
seedlings?

Take cuttings in the spring and root them, which is extremely easy with a
rose of sharon. Then you'll have clones of the original and won't have to
worry about trying to move a huge bush. I have two rose of sharons seven
feet tall and in full bloom from cuttings I took four years ago from a
double pink and a double purplish variety. BTW, they begin blooming when
extremely small, and I had many blossoms the first year after I planted
them.

I have one that I planted about 4 years ago. It was only a few inches high,
and bloomed the second year. It seeds itself easily and now I have several
that I need to remove. The problem I am experiencing is that the flowers
are falling off just before they open. The entire stem breaks off where it
meets the branch. I don't see any insects or obvious disease.