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Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is a native upright shrub, to south-central and southeast China.Evening Garden
Perfectly Pure white
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| White Rose of Sharon, Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) |
Hibiscus syriacus has been grown as a garden shrub in Korea since time immemorial; its leaves were brewed into an herbal tea and its flowers eaten. Later on it was introduced and grown in the gardens of Europe as early as the 16th century. This shrub or small tree is in bloom from May through October. White flowers are essential to the evening garden and very commonly overlooked in favor of vivid reds and blues.
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The Biblical Rose of Sharon
tulipa agenesis The rose of Sharon referred to in The Bible is believed by experts in the field of Biblical botany to be a native tulip growing along the Mediterranean Sea coast and Plains of Sharon as a tulip. |
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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Native of China
Thought to have come, natively, from Syria.
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Bibliography
- Crawford, P. L. (1995). "Rose". In Paul J. Achtemeier (gen. ed.) (ed.). Harper's Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: Harper. p. 884.
- Davidson, Benjamin (1978) [1848]. The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon (1st softcover ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. p. 246.
- Hibiscus. Lucknow: The Gardens, 1958. Print.
- Lapp, N. L. (1985). "Sharon". In Paul J. Achtemeier (gen. ed.) (ed.). Harper's Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: Harper. pp. 933–4.
- Scott, R. B. Y. (1991). "Annotations to Song of Solomon". The New Oxford Annotated Bible. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 854 OT.
- Walker, Jacqueline. Hibiscus. Willowdale, Ont: Firefly Books, 2001. Print.
- Yu, Myŏng-jong; Lee, Ji-Hye; Chŏn, Sŏng-yŏng (2008). 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea: 100 windows showcasing Korea (First ed.). 431, King’s Garden Office Hotel 3rd Complex, 72 Naesoo-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea: Discovery Media.
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