Azurri Blue Satin® Hibiscus Tree (PW)

Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Azurri Blue Satin’ (standard form)

Common Name: Azurri Blue Satin Rose of Sharon Tree

Mature Height and Width:
8–12' tall × 4–6' wide (canopy dimension on grafted standard)

Growth Habit: Tree-form Rose of Sharon trained to a single clear trunk. Upright, vase-shaped to rounded canopy with ascending branching. Moderate growth rate. More open and refined branching than older seedling types.

Foliage Description: Medium green, coarsely toothed ovate leaves. Moderate canopy density with visible branching structure. Foliage provides backdrop to prominent summer blooms.

Flower Description: Large single blue to blue-violet flowers with a distinct dark red to burgundy eye. Five-petaled, slightly overlapping form with prominent central staminal column. Blooms produced along current season’s growth.

Bloom Time: Mid-summer through early fall.

Fall Color: Yellow; foliage drops with frost.

Light Requirements: Full sun for strongest bloom production and canopy density.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 5–9 (reliable in Northeast Zones 5–7).

Notable Landscape Uses: Lawn specimen; foundation accent; patio planting; small focal tree; late-season flowering element.

Deer Resistance: Moderate
Tender new growth and flowers may be browsed in Northeast Zones 5–7.