Nice Representation Ushadi Ji On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:22 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote:
> Malvaceae week 0905-9112011 UD 011 Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Small > tree > > > > Dear All: > > > > 1: Unlike the tropical Hibiscus this Rose of Sharon grows in the cold > freezing winters, tolerated snow that hangs around for 2- 3 months, > sometimes longer… grows into a small tree, over 20 to 30 years that I > have seen … may be longer… > > > > 2: This is a biblical tree: Song of Solomon 2:1 of Old Testament > > “ I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.” > > The valley being in the modern middle eastern regions… > > > > 3: Many years ago I saw an exhibit of botanical drawings of these > flowers of the garden of Chateau de Malmaison, Josephine’s gardens… the > drawings were by Pierre Joseph Redouté … the delicacy of the colors he > chose has stayed with me… during the same week I also saw a real life Rose > of Sharon tree and its white flowers… Redouté ‘s Rose of Sharon and > real live Rose of Sharon… sort of merged… and so I was very surprised > to see deep pink and violet flowers… couldn’t believe it… reference books > told me it was ok to have these colors… > > > > > > Familia: Malvaceae > > Subfamilia: Malvoideae > > Tribus: Hibisceae > > Genus: Hibiscus* * > > *Species: Hibiscus syriacus* > > * > * > > These trees were planted about 20 years ago, in a valley 70 miles north > of NY… in a peaceful meadow … judge for yourself in fig 1 … These is > white flowered tree and other has deep pink flowers that change to > magenta to violet as they age and close… > > I have never seen fruits on these trees… overall height is about 10 feet > now, but the gardener had lopped off the tops several times during the > summer… if he had not , no telling how tall they would have become… > > The last picture is white Rose of Sharon I photographed thru the > windshield while waiting to turn into the street … that tree is also > about 15-18 year old, and lopped off several times…. > > > > Enjoy > > > > Usha di > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
