Hello, I live in southwest ontario, just across the border from Michigan.
This plant grows in a shaded part of a mostly abandoned garden bed. It is
not tended at all, yet it thrives. But it doesn't seem to propogate itself.
I was hoping to figure out what it was so I could grow some of my own.
The leaves and stems are fuzzy, and the flowers are large and white, with
five large petals.

Thanks in advance.
Kat.

http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Flower.jpg
large size photo of plant
http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Plant.jpg

That's an easy one.

Hibiscus moscheutos L.

Later in the season, you may find the seed capsules full of seeds, providing
the birds don't find the seeds first.


FireDragon wrote in message
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Hello, I live in southwest ontario, just across the border from Michigan.
This plant grows in a shaded part of a mostly abandoned garden bed. It is
not tended at all, yet it thrives. But it doesn't seem to propogate
itself.
I was hoping to figure out what it was so I could grow some of my own.
The leaves and stems are fuzzy, and the flowers are large and white, with
five large petals.

Thanks in advance.
Kat.

http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Flower.jpg
large size photo of plant
http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Plant.jpg

It's a perennial Hibiscus or Rose Mallow. If you go to Google and do a
search on Rose Mallow, you'll see many pictures of the same plant and other
variations of colors.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"FireDragon" wrote in message
.. .
Hello, I live in southwest ontario, just across the border from Michigan.
This plant grows in a shaded part of a mostly abandoned garden bed. It is
not tended at all, yet it thrives. But it doesn't seem to propogate
itself.
I was hoping to figure out what it was so I could grow some of my own.
The leaves and stems are fuzzy, and the flowers are large and white, with
five large petals.

Thanks in advance.
Kat.

http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Flower.jpg
large size photo of plant
http://katsphotos.50megs.com/other/Plant.jpg