http://durgan.org/2017/July%202017/23%20July%202017%20Rose%20of%20Sharon/HTML/ 23 July 2017 Rose of Sharon A row of about 7 Rose of Sharon are starting to bloom. These were twig cuttings literally pushed into the ground about ten years ago and kept watered and they flourished. There is a white and a mauve. It is amazing how there is nothing one day and suddenly the whole shrub is ablaze with color.