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Blue Hibiscus

Alyogyne huegelii

Photo by HemaShah
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Description:

This flower does well in the winter months of California,

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (27)
AnnaWhipkey
It is in the Mallow family with Hibiscus (Malvaceae) which explains some of the similarities.
jprat001
no problem, glad i could help
Apple
Check out the illustration on the bottom of the Wikipedia page..very cool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyogyne_huegelii
HemaShah
Thnx to ipratt001 for giving us an ID.
Apple
Wow, absolutely agree after viewing and reading about it. Completely new plant for me. Interesting that it isn't even a hibiscus at all...just referred to as one.
HemaShah
http://www.desertplantguide.com/shrubs/blue-hibiscus Does seem like that
jprat001
haha sorry, Blue Hibiscus, Alyogyne huegelii is the botanical
jprat001
it might be hibiscus huegelii?
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9425291 this is how columbine looks.
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9111014 this was ID'd though. Karen just added a spotting on columbine.
Apple
Yes, hybrid makes sense. The leaves do look like a geranium and the flower has a rose of sharon feel but it's not quite right. Beautiful hybrid if that's what it is...
HemaShah
My neighbor who has this in her backyard is puzzled about it . Just seems to be a mix of hibiscus and Rose of Sharon. Could be some hybrid.
Apple
I was hoping to see if anyone had ID'd yet. I would love to know what it is. I have read the thread and just wanted to say that there are Rose of Sharon that are a little different often referred to as Old Fashioned Rose of Sharon. But the zoom on one bloom doesn't look like rose of sharon and neither does the leave structure. Waiting to hear......
Apple
Yes, my personal garden is full of purple. It really is such a beautiful color in the garden. Plus, I always find that my purple flowers do better here in Michigan...LOL Yes, I was thinking hibiscus when I first saw it. The leaves are different though than what I would normally think of with hibiscus. Maybe its a hybrid.
HemaShah
Your profile picture has a purple flower too. When I visited my neighbors backyard today to see a water bath she had bought for the birds I saw this tree. I thought it looked very pretty. i am going to search in the hibicus family.
Apple
Yeah I guess it is in nature at least. I personally love red but I guess now that I recall I used to state purple was my favorite color as a teenager. Flowers in purple are always so beautiful. Plus, I am interested to see what the final consensus is on the ID.
Apple
Yeah I guess it is in nature at least. I personally love red but I guess now that I recall I used to state purple was my favorite color as a teenager. Flowers in purple are always so beautiful. Plus, I am interested to see what the final consensus is on the ID.
HemaShah
Apple ,looks like purple is one of your favorite colors!
HemaShah
Sorry i meant the fully bloomed flower had petals overlapping.
HemaShah
Th rose of sharon has a distinct center with prominent stamens. This bloomed with flowers over lapping. I will check the Malvaceae out. My neighbor has been trying to find the name and has finally decided to take a leaf to show to the local nursery.
AnnaWhipkey
could it be Rose of Sharon, or something else in the Malvaceae?
HemaShah
Who knows it could be a blue geranium tree!
KarenL
OK, scrub that! The leaves looked like geranium!
HemaShah
This tree was about 7 ft tall.
KarenL
Possibly a Johnson’s Blue Geranium (Geranium ibericum) - I can't see the center of the flower clearly enough to be certain.

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