Purple Pillar has semi-double purple flowers with magenta eyes starting in summer and blooming into fall. It is drought and heat tolerant, deer-resistant, and attracts pollinators. This unusual columnar habit makes it a real space saver - if you thought you didn't have enough space to grow rose of Sharon, Purple Pillar is perfect for you. Try it flanking your front door, or as a wonderful screening plant, or simply as an accent in your landscape - anywhere that could use privacy and color in a narrow space.
10-16 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide at maturity
Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
Space plants 4-5 feet apart for best results
Produces purple blooms with a magenta eye through summer and into fall
Attracts Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds; Resists Deer
Continuous blooming, long blooming, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, attracts pollinators
Quart shrubs are 5-8 inches tall and 6 months to 1-year old at shipment, varies by season and plant
Shrubs shipped from November through April will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped April through October will arrive green or in bloom