Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret Pink - Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mindoupi7’ FRENCH CABARET® PINK is a remarkable deciduous bush, notable for its generous and charming summer flowering. It unfurls large, very double, pompon-shaped flowers, whose petals blend soft pink with a deeper pink at the centre. Cold-hardy and undemanding regarding soil and maintenance, it adapts to many situations in the garden and is always decorative, whether planted as a specimen, in a border, as a flowering hedge, or in a container on the terrace.

FRENCH CABARET® PINK belongs to the Malvaceae family; it is a horticultural cultivar derived from the species Hibiscus syriacus, known by the common names rose of Sharon, tree mallow, or garden ketmia. The type species is native to East Asia (China, Korea, India, Taiwan) and has become widespread in Europe and America.
This cultivar, selected and distributed by the Minier / Hortival Diffusion group, is part of the French Cabaret® series, which includes several colours (‘White’, ‘Blush’, ‘Red’, ‘Purple’). All are distinguished by a particularly abundant, sterile flowering, in large, very double pompons, which will not produce fruit or seeds.

Hibiscus ‘Mindoupi7’ FRENCH CABARET® PINK is a bush with fairly rapid growth, an upright, rather narrow habit, reaching approximately 2 m in height and 1.50 m in width at 10 years old. In a container, its height is typically limited to between 1 and 1.50 m, depending on the pot size. Its alternate, trilobed, medium green, and coarsely dentate leaves measure between 5 and 10 cm long. They appear quite late in spring, as with all rose of Sharon, and then fall in autumn. The flowering, which is not fragrant but spectacular, renews itself continuously from July to September, sometimes until early autumn in milder regions. The very double flowers, with a diameter of 8 to 10 cm, succeed each other on the current year's shoots, lasting for more than three months. The bush is hardy down to –20 °C.

In the garden, Hibiscus syriacus FRENCH CABARET® PINK ‘Mindoupi7’ stands out for its delightful and abundant flowering. Placed as a specimen, it catches the eye with its pastel pink pompons. In a border, it pairs well with other double-flowered hibiscus, white, pink, or purple, but also with shrubby lavateras or border campanulas which highlight the delicacy of its colouring. In an informal hedge, it creates a colourful and lively screen, which can be enriched with hedge weigelas or fragrant lilacs. Grown in a large container, it brings much charm to a sunny terrace. It adapts to various garden styles, from the most classic to the most romantic.