You're absolutely right. This is the Confederate Rose of the "South". Around
here in South Carolina, these plants form huge clumps and grow 8-10' tall.
The plants bloom in late Sept until frost. Freezing temps cut them to the
ground and they regrow the following year. There are different forms from
lightly to heavily doubled and white to dark pink. It's an old timey
favorite regaining in popularity.

"Cereoid-UR12" wrote in message
gy.com...
How about the double flowered form of Hibiscus mutabilis? It is commonly
called the "Confederate Rose" and is said to be an old favorite in the
"South". (but I don't think they meant South Africa.) The species is named
for its changable flower color.


http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...pdate/nov01/ar
t8nov.html


http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog...ail/01126.html



Cereoid-UR12 wrote in message
m...
It looks like a double flowered shrubby Hibiscus hybrid. Unless by some
chance the fruit prove it to belong in some other allied African
Malvaceous
genus. Cannot see the arrangement of the stamens and stigmas from the
picture and that is often distorted in double flowered cultivars
anyway..

http://www.meden.demon.co.uk/Malvace.../galleryL.html


Trev wrote in message
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Can you identify this plant?

http://www.geocities.com/sativa_reaper/plant

Thanks

Trev