:: Rose Of Sharon ::
Hibiscus syriacus

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:: 03.18.05 ::

Paper Petals of Pink

There are two of these bushes planted next to each other along the back yard fence facing the vegetable garden. the flowers on one are more of a lavender pink and the other, smaller one,  a warmer apricot-pink. These bushes were covered in a thick mass of grapevines and smilac when I first moved into the house. I almost cut them down but by chance I noticed a single bloom trying to creep into the sun and realized it was a keeper.  Now that the strangle hold of vines have been removed, and it’s been pruned and trimmed, it has put out a ton of flowers each spring through summer.