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Purple Rose Of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

Photo by LarsKorb
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Description:

bush tall plant with beautiful lilac colored blossoms

Species ID Suggestions

Purple Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

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Comments (12)
Dan Doucette
Wow! Emma, thanks! I understand what your doing Lars. That can be very helpful too. We all have our own reasons for what spottings we post.
LarsKorb
Basicly that's the way, Dan. Personally, I am trying to collect all the flora/fauna, that has become a natural accounter here over the years/decades/centuries and is able to grow naturally under the local conditions. Indoor exotics and pets excluded.
Ashish
Hmm....Not bad Idea.. Such flowers are not available in forests. They are planted world wide like commercial migration.
Dan Doucette
No I haven't posted it. I'm trying to only post spottings from the wild. I don't want to post any of my tropical houseplants or cultivated plants around my house. I have been posting the insects I've been seeing on my plants though.
Ashish
Dan..Have you posted in your collection which is now very big...!!
LarsKorb
Thanks folks - thanks Ashish. And yes, Daniele, i knew that...just wanted to be sure (thx anyway for reminding).
Dan Doucette
Ashish is right. It's a Rose of Sharon. I have a very similar one flowering right now in my backyard.
DanielePralong
Lars, hibiscus actually is from the Malvaceae family. Very nice pic!
LarsKorb
Sure about the Hibiscus, Ashish? Could also be something similar Malv"ish"

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