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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Image ID: 2019/mtr209T
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Introduced
Family:
Malvaceae (Mallow)
Height: 5 to 10 ft.
(shrub)
Blooms: August to
September
Leaf Type:
lobed
Bloom Size: 2.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 7/19/2019
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Rose of Sharon may be
easily confused with:
- Crimson-Eyed Rose-Mallow
Rose of Sharon has a distinctly "fuzzy" stigma.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
