USDA9A/9B here. I believe it's a Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. It's: Evergreen; multi-trunked; 6'7' high.
Leaves: up to at least 5" long; up to at least 3 1/2" wide; somewhat shiny; medium/coarse textured; medium green; alternate.
Flowers: up to at least 6" wide; multi-blooms, bloom periods spring through fall and probably until first frost, blooming now; individual flowers bloom only 1-3 days.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Photo-1, shot 10-26-06, follows:
Photo-2, shot 6-23-05
Photo-3, shot:8-21-06
Photo-4 , shot 7-19-05
Hope someone ID's it,because I sure would love to have one like that.Could it be the lord Baltimore? I really don't know
Its an old variety of tropical hibiscus I'll try to find the name for you. :-)
Sometimes called Pink versicolor hibiscus.
Thank you very much mqiq77 and Eclipse for your responses. Do Lord Baltimore and Pink versicolor flowers get up to 12" wide? My flower does not - probably only gets up to 6"-7".
Does Lord Baltimore usually have a dark crimson throat like mine does.?
Kyle, I don't believe this rosa-sinensis is Pink Versicolor - aka Rose Scott in Australia -. On the other hand, pinetreesa, Lord Baltimore is a hibiscus moscheutos variety and yours is a hibiscus rosa-sinensis, same genus but different species.
This link shows you the bloom I know as Pink Versicolor (Rose Scott).
http://www.kwekerijgommer.com/fotos/hibiscus/foto/Rose%20Scott.htm
I guess your bloom is a garden variety with no name.
Regards
Carlos
Thank you Carlos for your response. I don't know what "garden variety" means. My first thought is that it is the original unmodified species - in this case rosa-sinensis (where the common name would be Hibiscus or Tropical Hibiscus). Please clarify.
Thanks a lot,
Leon
Leon, in these modern days, hibiscus collectors make differences between gv's (garden varieties) and cv's (cultivar varieties). A cv is no more than a recent seedling - raised from seed - that has been growing, grafted or in its own roots, during few years - and by few people - needing constant care. When these cultivars grow all over in their own roots, are widely sold and the time make them resistance to diseases, then they are called garden varieties.
That way, garden varieties are very very old cultivar varieties. As most cv's weren't traced in the past most garden varieties has no name.
Regards
Carlos
Hi Carlos and thanks a lot for your very comprehensive and clarifying explanation.
As you know I'm doing a classification project for about 3 dozen different plant life species growing on the premises of my apartment clomplex . For that purpose do you think the following is appropriate for the botanical classification of this Hibiscus:
"Hibiscus rosa-sinensis indeterminate variety"
If you don't like the above what do you suggest.
Thanks,
Leon
Not sure about what would be the botanical classification. Instead of using "indeterminate variety" I would prefer the term "unknown" or being specific "unknown single pink" or something like that to remember the color and form of the bloom.
Regards
Carlos
Thanks so much Carlos for your 10/25/06. You've been very patient with me and once again have resolved my I'll go with your "unknown" suggestion. On that basis I would like to close this thread having concluded that the plants's classification is :
Common name(s): Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus
Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of unknown variety.
I also wish to thank mqiq77 and Eclipse for their important contributions.
Leon
