On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:37:14 -0700, Persephone wrote:

So now I come to the question: Does anyone know
whether Rose of Sharon is subject to whitefly as well?
If so, no use planting it.

I've never noticed whitefly on mine, but maybe they're just not as
destructive to it as they are to softer plants.

What I do have a problem with is Japanese beetles. They don't eat
enough foliage to do any permanent damage, but they do disfigure the
flowers.