Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Rose of Sharon


Rose of Sharon
Originally uploaded by tpl108.
Situated in the front yard, the landlady planted this, but, gosh darnit, I watered the thing all summer so it rightly deserves an honorary spot on the grange. Hibiscus syriacus is the scientific name although the popular name, "Rose of Sharon," can refer to any of several plants. This is a hardy plant and puts out nice-looking flowers in late summer and early autumn. When it's not in bloom, it's not much to look it, however.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Funny, never knew the 'popular name' of the Hibiscus plant. Go figure.

They need more water than natural rain amounts? Planted in ground or potted?