In message . com, Denny
writes
Hi, this past spring I saw this plant growing right against the fence
between my neighbour's yard and mine. I was going to cut it down, but
I was curious as to what it is. It is just now starting to flower, and
the blooms sure are pretty. Can anyone ID this plant? Area is southern
Ontario Canada, Thank you very much in advance.

Denny

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/nice_flower.jpg

Hibiscus syriacus or Hibiscus sino-syriacus.

The common Hibiscus syriacus cultivar, at least on this side of the
pond, with that colour pattern is 'Red Heart', but there might well be
other. However the H. sino-syriacus cultivars 'Autumn Surprise' and
'Ruby Glow' are similar, and the shape of the leaves looks more
consistent with H. sino-syriacus.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Hibiscus/galleryH.html