North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Genus:
Family:

Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus syriacus L.

rose-of-sharon, althaea, rose of sharon

Cultivar(s): Boule de Feu

Image ID: 24422
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: HISY
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hibiscus syriacus
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-13

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
138	Boule de Feu	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: HIBIS2
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Hibiscus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Rosemallow
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 200-300 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, of tropical to warm temperate areas.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Blanchard (2008)=Z; Wise & Menzel (1971); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: MALVAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Malvaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Mallow Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 243 genera and 4000-4500 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution, but especially diverse in the tropics and subtropics. Malvaceae has always been difficult to circumscribe cleanly, relative to members of such families as Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Molecular evidence now adds to morphologic evidence that traditional circumscriptions of these families are highly polyphyletic. Bayer et al. (1999) present a classification of an expanded Malvaceae, with 9 subfamilies recognized. This family includes several economically important species, including cotton (Gossypium spp.), cacao or chocolate (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus), and cola (Cola acuminata R. Brown).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Bayer et al. (1999); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Fryxell (1988). [including STERCULIACEAE and TILIACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS:
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HEIGHT:

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
				x	x	x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Oct.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: China & Taiwan

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text:

Bloom Table Text:

NCBG Location:

Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
885	1985-0558			View
2727	1987-0209			View
3788	1991-0483			View
8337	2005-0103	2005-04-17		View
8349	2005-0115	2005-04-28		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1649	885	169	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1650	885	170	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
4544	2727	8	NCBG staff	1980-03-24	View
4545	2727	8	NCBG staff	1980-03-24	View
6096	3788	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
11608	8337	96	NCBG staff	2005-04-15	View
11620	8349	96	NCBG staff	2005-04-28	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: HISY
USDA Common Name: Rose Of Sharon
Native Status: L48 (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hibiscus syriacus
COMMON NAME: Rose-of-Sharon, Althaea
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Mo, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WV]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct.
HABITAT: Escaped or persistent after cultivation, often spreading by rhizomes; native of e. Asia.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Hibiscus syriacus.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Malvaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Mallow Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 243 genera and 4000-4500 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution, but especially diverse in the tropics and subtropics. Malvaceae has always been difficult to circumscribe cleanly, relative to members of such families as Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Molecular evidence now adds to morphologic evidence that traditional circumscriptions of these families are highly polyphyletic. Bayer et al. (1999) present a classification of an expanded Malvaceae, with 9 subfamilies recognized. This family includes several economically important species, including cotton (Gossypium spp.), cacao or chocolate (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus), and cola (Cola acuminata R. Brown).
REFERENCE: Bayer et al. (1999); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Fryxell (1988). [including STERCULIACEAE and TILIACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Hibiscus L. (Rosemallow)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 200-300 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, of tropical to warm temperate areas.
REFERENCE: Blanchard in FNA (2015); Blanchard (2008)=Z; Wise & Menzel (1971); Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Hibiscus syriacus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Hibiscus syriacus in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Hibiscus syriacus in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Hibiscus syriacus in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Hibiscus syriacus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hibiscus syriacus

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 24422 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 24422 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 24418 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)