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All the label says is "perennial"
2007-10-02 11:29:32 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Sarai♥ 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
maybe I'll have to re-ask this question once the plant is looking a little healthier.
2007-10-02 12:37:11 · update #1
Yea!! I hope it is hibiscus!! I only paid 10 cents for it! and its PINK!!!
Thanks!!
2007-10-03 05:44:41 · update #2
Hibiscus
roots in water
blooms with heat and humidity
2007-10-02 11:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Malva (mallow) family seems to be the best guess. Right off the bat, you can rule out Alcea (hollyhocks; tall, usually one central stem), Sidalcea, and Sphaeralcea. Callirhoe is also out (wine-cups, low growing, sprawling). Malva moschata (musk mallow) and Malva sylvestris (wood mallow) are also ruled out because of the leaf shape.
The long reddish stems, heart shaped leaves, and the shape of the pods comes very close to being a Malope, but the ones I've grown have a lot more seed in each pod (and they're annual).
The shrubby appearance of the plant seems to indicate that you might have a variety of Althaea (rose of sharon, or hibiscus). It might be a good idea to go back to the garden center to see if they have another specimen that still has the variety tags.
2007-10-02 17:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by Vger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something in the Malvaceae, the hibiscus/cotton/okra family. Unclear as to what from the photos.
2007-10-02 12:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hard to tell...in the hibiscus family possibly?
2007-10-02 11:38:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, It's somekind of a berry bush. I'm not sure of what kind of berry though. Sorry, Byee
2007-10-02 11:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋