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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos)
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DaylilySLP

Jun 15, 2019 1:18 PM CST

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Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

I think this is not 'Blue Satin'. As you can see from the other images, 'Blue Satin' is Blue-Lavender.

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Calif_Sue

Jun 22, 2019 12:36 AM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

Moved to the generic entry.

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svendhoest

Jun 22, 2019 2:44 AM CST

Name: Svend Høst
Copenhagen (Zone 7b)

That is a Hibiscus syriacus Red heart ...........

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Calif_Sue

Jun 22, 2019 12:03 PM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

Maybe, maybe not, safer in the generic entry without an actual tag to confirm exact ID.
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart')

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Frillylily

Jun 22, 2019 12:05 PM CST

Missouri (Zone 6a)

it doesn't look to me like a rose of sharon at all, but a hibiscus.

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Calif_Sue

Jun 22, 2019 12:12 PM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

Frillylily said:it doesn't look to me like a rose of sharon at all, but a hibiscus.

it is a hibiscus. Rose of Sharon is a common name, hibiscus the genus, see the entry above.

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Frillylily

Jun 24, 2019 6:30 PM CST

Missouri (Zone 6a)

thats not what I meant, I mean it is not a rose of sharon - it does not have leaves for a rose of sharon

Woolly Rose-Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. lasiocarpos)

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Last edited by Frillylily Jun 24, 2019 6:30 PM

Calif_Sue

Jun 25, 2019 12:42 AM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

Ahh, didn't even noticed it doesn't have the serrated leaves.
I moved it to Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos)

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DaylilySLP

Jun 25, 2019 6:57 AM CST

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Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

Frillylily,

Good catch, I didn't pay attention to the leaves, either!

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