It painted, however, a quite different picture in more recent years. During the 2000 through 2005 boom in advanced medical imaging, CT grew at an annual rate of 14.3 percent. That growth declined precipitously, however, in subsequent yearsâfrom 7.1 percent in 2006 to just 1.4 percent in 2009.
Rose of Sharon is a common name that has been applied to several different species of flowering plants that are valued in different parts of the world.It is also a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is also unclear, and is disputed by biblical scholars. Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is the national flower of South Korea. 2  The first record of the Rose of Sharon (moogoonghwa: ë¬´ê¶í) grown in Korea is mentioned in an article produced 1,400 years ago.
When pruning rose of Sharon, heading the stems back makes the shrub grow bushier and wider. It also gives you more growing tips which will produce more flowers. You can give an old, overgrown shrub a new lease on life by pruning one third of the oldest main stems to the ground each spring for 3 years.hin out any crowded stems at the base. Remove all dead, weak, and crossing wood at the base or cut it back to an outward facing node. To encourage the rose of Sharon bush to produce larger flowers, cut stems back to 2 buds.