Thanks, Don and Paul. This is a hardy hibiscus, Paul. Unlike a Rose of Sharon, it dies back to the ground over the winter, new shoots emerge in the spring, and the blooms come out in July. It is pretty prolific once it starts to bloom. Here's what the bush looks like:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18063534&size=md There were a few blooms that were even larger, but they were fading or partly eaten by Japanese Beetles. Yes, Don, pure white is bit unusual for Hibiscus flowers. Most are red, yellow, pink or white with red or pink centers. The State Flower of Hawaii is a native yellow hibiscus: http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/hawaii/state-flower/pua-aloalo Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Do you take it inside for the winter? Or is it the hardy Hibiscus variant? > True Hibiscus can't tolerate temps below about 30 f. > > Paul via phone > >> On Aug 1, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Don Guthrie <shark50...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> All we see around here are red or yellow maybe pink/orange.. I saw the >> largest red I haver come across this afternoon. But I had no time to >> measure. >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 01:33:51 -0400 >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: PESO: White Hibiscus >> Message-ID: >> <CAOmwt1xbdc8JPiKKbDh96ahzDVyYXZi8Hv-Lwnvcd=oy8fz...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> My white hibiscus bush is in full bloom this week: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18062520&size=lg >> >> This gives an idea of the size of these magnificent flowers: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18062521 >> >> K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom >> >> Comments are invited. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
