Hibiscus trionum
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| Hibiscus trionum L. |
Flower-of-an-Hour (Hibiscus trionum) is an annual plant that originally grew to the east of the Mediterranean, but it spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant. The plant grows to a height of 20-50 cm, sometimes as much as 80 cm and has white or yellow flowers with a purple centre.
Synonyms
Common names
- Ajannäyttäjä (from Finnish)
- Black-eyed Susan
- Bladder hibiscus
- Bladder ketmia
- Bladder weed
- Flower-of-the-Hour
- Modesty
- Rosemallow
- Shoofly
- Venice mallow
Scientific names
- Hibiscus africanus Mill.
- Hibiscus hispidus Mill.
- Hibiscus ternatus Cav.
- Hibiscus trionum var. ternatus DC.
- Hibiscus vesicarius Cav.
- Trionum annuum Medik.
- Ketmia trionum (L.) Scop.
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hibiscus trionum". Image Credit.
