name this shrub

Recently moved to SC------this is one of several shrubs I inherited. Can anyone name it. Think the photo may be upside down !!

That appears to be Confederate Rose, Hibiscus Mutabilis. They can produce single & double blooms.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/714/index.html

They are hardly and it looks like you have a mature one. If you wish to start over again with it you can cut it back to the ground this winter and next spring it will put out all new growth.

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This message was edited Oct 15, 2006 10:06 AM

I wonder why it was named "Confederate Rose".

.....The common name probably stems from the plant's use in the South and the close resemblance of its flowers to fluffy, old-fashioned garden roses.

Here is the link for the above.

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101999/law_1019990064.shtml

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This message was edited Oct 15, 2006 10:28 AM

It looks like an unpruned rose of sharon to me!

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LOL, unpruned and upside down double ROS. The leaves on a Confederate Rose are larger and a different color. You can whack that one back pretty hard and you will have a nice blooming shrub next summer.

LOL, unpruned and upside down double ROS. The leaves on a Confederate Rose are larger and a different color; same family though.....

You can whack that one back pretty hard and you will have a nice blooming shrub next summer.

edited to say sorry for the double post.

This message was edited Oct 17, 2006 5:36 PM

gosh people get the two confused so much here but what she has is rose of sharon double pink. http://davesgarden.com/pf/search.php?search_text=rose+of+sharon

conferate rose does have totally different leaves a beautiful pic of one is here http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=2801395 on this thread http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/659533/


you can see the differance of leaves.
when i worked at the nursery you wouldnt believe the confusion over these two hibscuses.