Re: Hibiscus... new to list!
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Hibiscus... new to list!
- From: D* M*
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:58:36 -0600
>Do you have hibiscus shrub or rose of sharon. Rose of sharon are hardier up
>north. Hibiscus are probably ok where you are. I have a perennial hibiscus
>that comes up from the ground each year. Do you have a wooded shrub? What I
>would do is ask your local garden center how to care for this plant maybe even
>where you bought it.
>
I'm afraid we're beginning to fall into the common name trap here.
"Hibiscus" can refer to any of over 250 species of herbs, shrubs and trees.
Rose of Sharon can refer to either Hibiscus syriacus or Hypericum
calycinum. I realize it can be frustrating at times, if you don't know the
Latin name, but this simply points out the importance of having a good
reference text available. Considering the amount of money that we spend on
our plants and the time we spend growing them, a good reference is
essential. My particular favorite is Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia, but
there are certainly others.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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