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Re: Hibiscus syriacus "Blue Bird and / or Hibiscus Sinosyriacus

>Don Martinson wrote:

>> Also, Hibiscus sinosyriacus is an invalid name, refering only to H.
>>syriacus.
>>

>I am not sure about the invalidity of "sinosyriacus" from the gardening
>point of
>view, though it may well be in the botanical sense. Hilliers of Winchester's
>famous guide lists a few varieties of H. sinosyriacus(L.H. Bailey) including
>"Ruby Glow" which I once grew in the English Midlands, where it was perfectly
>hardy but the climate was not sunny enough for it to produce much flower.
>The flowers are described as larger but I found that they remained conical in
>shape rather than opening fully.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>Gordon Walker
>Cat Bells
>Chemin de Ferrals
>11170 Villespy
>France
>


I'll have to correct myself on stating that sinosyriacus was an invalid
species name.  My Hortus III states that it is similar to H. syriacus, but
supposedly with larger leaves.

My apologies for the incorrect information.

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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