Can I put my new rose of sharon plants in big pots to grow them and transplant them later this year?

I just received these new plants in the mail. I have rapped the roots in a couple wet paper towels and put them back in the bag that they came in until I can plant them. I need to know if I am going to damage these plants by putting them into big pots with soil with out actually putting them into the ground (yard) untill my fiancee and I can decide where to put them later this summer.

Can I put my new rose of sharon plants in big pots to grow them and transplant them later this year?
Yes, you can plant rose of sharon in big pots and transplant them later this year. It's better to transplant them in Fall when the weather is cool to minimize tranplant shock and the roots don't dry quickly from summer heat.
Reply:That shouldn't be a problem. The plant doesn't know that it is in a pot. Rose ofSharon are very forgiving and easy to grow.


I have so many White Rose of Sharon bushes, I keep cutting them down! They grow to 8, 10 feet tall. But, I love them.
Reply:Go ahead and put them in pots. Althea ( Rose of Sharon) are very easy to grow. It is a very good idea to pot them up as you are going to have to decide a good place for them. It will give you more time to learn about them as well. They do not get too large but you still need to know their mature size to place them well. Try the library for information. Or try ebay since many sellers there supply information as they are usually in the nursery business.


Since they are bareroot a gallon size pot should be sufficient. They will have time to grow more roots and will be easier to plant if the pot is not too big. The hole you dig should be about two and half times larger than the pot, and just a little deeper.


Oh, yes, check out the area you live in to see what they look like this summer in other people's yards.


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Reply:there is a trick to transplanting - it's kind of "folklore", but it seems to hold true: you can only transplant during months with an "r" in them or, DON"T transplant in May, June, July, or August. summer transplants ususally don't survive. Rose of Sharon is a pretty hardy plant, so putting them in pots until fall will work just fine. or you could just plant them outside now, then move them in the fall (after they have lost their leaves), but this increases the chance of injury during transplanting. I hope this helps. good luck