This flowering shrub that I call Althaea or Rose of Sharon, is beginning to bloom in early July. I have several shrubs in the garden. The photo above is a single light blue flower. Another Althaea or Rose of Sharon shrub in the garden has a double flower although not in bloom as yet. Rose of Sharon is not a precise name for the shurb and is mentioned in the Bible as Chavatzelet HaSharon, a Hebrew name which is translated in English language as Rose of Sharon.. The name may be applied to two different plants, Hypericum calycinum or Hibiscus syriacus. The flowering shrub in my garden looks more like Hibiscus syriacus. The Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub is native to east Asia, and is generally referred in American English as "Rose of Sharon." In South Korea it is the national flower. The first record of the Rose of Sharon grown in Korea is mentioned in an article produced 1,4000 years ago.
Double pink Althea
Double rose Althea
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