This Rose of Sharon tree is the daughter of the original that grew near our place. She is not an only child, however! Several robust sisters surround her. The tree is prolific; each pollinated flower yields a hand full of seeds, and each tree produces thirty blossoms at least. In this case, it is fortunate the new trees are doing well, since carpenter ants finished off the mother plant.
My favorite memory of the original tree is an August evening’s gathering where six writers read their stories aloud, with the flowering Rose of Sharon as a splendid backdrop. As dusk fell, shadows flitted over the listeners’ heads. A murmur of surprise. I felt a light touch skim my hair. Bats! They harvested mosquitoes, adding mystery to the atmosphere. We laughed snd continued our party of words.
What baby plants or animals do you like?
¡Olé! Gracias for reading Fake Flamenco! -Rebecca
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Are they not Hibiscus, Rebecca? They’re very beautiful! We have them planted along our street in tree form, though I’d only seen them as shrubs before. 🙂 🙂 Have a great weekened!
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Our Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is the temperate cousin of the tropical Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis). The are both from the mallow family. Thanks! Rebecca
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🤗💕
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they are beautiful.
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Thank you, Klara. They are very easy to care for and yield such large and plentiful blooms!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, the tree gets all the credit! 🙂
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The flowers look so pretty.
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Thank you, Colline! I love the blooms of August.
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Absolutely gorgeous! For some reason, I hadn’t been getting notifications for your blog for over a year…I thought I’d followed you, but in any case, it’s great to find you again, and I look forward to reading more posts from you starting now! Enjoy the rest of your summer. 🙂
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Hello Rebecca, thank you and welcome back! I look forward to reading your site too. : )
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I love Rose of Sharon but have had no luck getting our small one to bloom.
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Sorry to hear that. Shall I mail one to you? 😉
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Looks gorgeous and like your other comments, more like a Hibiscus than a rose, nevertheless, still wouldn’t mind one of these in my garden.
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Hello.
Wow, how beautiful!
Have a good day!
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Thank you, you too!
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Hi! I live in New England (found you thanks to Laurie’s blog) and my favorite tree/flower in the summer here is the Rose of Sharon. The tree is always so …. cheerful! And in this area, the Rose of Sharon blooms later in the summer, after all of the other flowers have gotten the attention. When our beloved pet, Tory, died at age 12, we bought two Rose of Sharon trees (renamed Rose of Tory) and buried her ashes in between the two trees. Well, maybe that sounds weird, but it seemed like a great way to honor a wonderful Golden.
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Thanks for your comments! I loved what you said about intuition on Laurie’s post. What a beautiful way to mark the passing of your beloved dog. I like the rename of the tree too. 🙂 Rose of Sharons really make my August. Which month do they bloom in your garden?
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So pretty!!
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Thank you! Love these little trees.
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sounds amazing minus the bats! Ha ha! Not a fan of the carpenter ants, or bees either! Never heard of the carpenter bees until my friend got a hive of them all around the decking of their swimming pool!
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