Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum)

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Feb 14, 2006

Sturt's Desert Rose
Gossypium sturtianum

First flower on Sturt's Desert Rose in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2006

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Feb 15, 2006

I haven't come across this particular plant, it looks so much like a Hibiscus! The leaves remind me of some of the Eucalyptus in texture and colour too, from what I can see anyway! Sturt's Desert Pea is the only 'Sturt' I have known, interesting, must do some research, my curiosity has got the better of me!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Feb 15, 2006

This plant is in the same genus as Cotton, which is Gossypium herbaceum and is closely related to the Hibiscuses. It is a plant of the hot dry interior of Australia and is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Feb 15, 2006

Thanks for that, my flower recognition was close then! (Easy?) I always knew the floral emblems of most States, perhaps the Nthn. Territory wasn't considered as it's not a State. Strange to see the 'survival' leaves combined with this type of flower, an interesting mixture, and very pretty at that!

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PerennialGirl Winnipeg, MB(Zone 4a) Feb 15, 2006

Beautiful! It does look alot like a hibiscus.

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