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Hibiscus syriacus has 5-petaled flowers (to 7.5 cm or 3 inches diameter) [16] in solid colors of white, red, purple, mauve, violet, or blue, or bicolors with a different colored throat, depending upon the cultivar. Extending from the base of these five petals is the pistil at the center, with the stamen around it.
An unsung hero of the late summer garden is rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). This shrub's branches are studded with pastel blossoms year after year, despite drought, poor soil or general neglect.
Rose of Sharon (in Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is unclear and is disputed among biblical scholars. It has become a common name for several species of flowering plants that are valued in different parts of the world.
Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants , as well as woody shrubs and small trees.
Hibiscus sinosyriacus, the Chinese rose of Sharon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern China. [1] [2] The Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant for chalky soils. [3] A number of cultivars are available, including 'Lilac Queen' and 'Ruby Glow'. [4] [2]
Rose of Sharon, a 2006 film directed by Elliott Hong; Rose of Sharon Joad, a character in John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath; a nickname for American football player Mike Sebastian (1910–1989) Rose of Sharon Cassidy, a character in Fallout: New Vegas.