Carol DM
Sharing one of three Rose of Sharon bushes in my front yard. They are all in full bloom right now. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are flocking to the nectar in the blooms.
These flowers are in the Hibiscus family. Amazing how similar the blooms are.
The blooms appear in summer and are available in different shades of white, red, pink and purple on the rose of Sharon bush. Growing rose of Sharon is an easy and effective way to add long lasting summer color with little maintenance.
Photo ©CarolDM2019
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My favorite part of summer is the flowers, do you agree?
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Yes
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No
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I love the hot weather!
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Wow! Nice full bloom!
This bush is huge and beautiful.
Thanks, I have three and they are all really big.
This is very nice Rose of Sharon bushes .
My congratulations Carol.
Thank you Robin, I enjoy my flowers.
That looks like one huge bush of bloom
They are well over six feet tall now.
I have hibiscus flowers but no Rose of Sharon. they are beautiful.
They are very similar, but have smaller blooms. Thanks
the flowers are lovely and it always makes me feel happy whenever I read the name of this flower. Though I don’t know if we have this here locally. I know I can see hibiscus around but I could not differentiate one from the other.
Good to see you Sharon. Thank you. I love these bushes. These blooms are much smaller than the hibiscus.
well, you know how I feel about the hot weather.
I do love the pictures of flowers@!
I am so ready fro cool weather Doc. So ready. Thanks!
Your bush looks so lovely. I have way too many problems with my rose of Sharon, they are constantly being attacked by the white mealy bug.
That is too bad. I have Japanese beetles I have to fight with at the beginning of the season but then they disappear if I catch them early.
I did mention somewhere earlier that they looked like hibiscus and happy that you now say they belong to the hibisucs family.
That is a bumper crop really and so beautiful.
Yes they are and I discovered this after having my hibiscus on the back deck and started researching years ago. Another amazing fact of nature. Thanks to you.
We use the leaves of hibiscus to make soap balloons. Grinding the leaves and mixing with soap and water then using a straw. It’s child’s play here.
How interesting is that, so glad you shared Alex. I love learning about other cultures.
Wow, beautiful flowers. I love all the flowers
Thank you, I have three of these in the front and they are all blooming.
Have you seen these flowers in your world?
I did not know these were in the Hibiscus family until recently. I knew the blooms looked familiar.
Another misplaced comment. Is it just me?
Amazing view. I love these flowers.
Thank you very much so do I.
The bees and butterflies enjoy them too.
I agree. This is nice Carol.
This is a spectacular view, thanks for the Rose of Sharon Blooms!
Thanks Pam, I take so many macros, I forget to back up sometimes with the camera.
I believe a neighbour around the corner has this flower or ones like yours, they die in winter and bloom again later.
Yes they are perennials, come back every year.
I do not know the bush under this name, but it is very similar to hibiscus and it blooms with us too … great picture, my friend
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Yes, it is in the same family as hibiscus. Thanks!
Your Rose of Sharon bush is beautiful!…and, of course, you took a great shot of it!
Thanks, Love to see them grow each year. Very low maintenance.
I thought about you as I back up with the camera, instead of a macro, I took this one.
That is so beautiful Carol What wonderful bushes to have in your front yard. I had never heard of Rose of Sharon before.
I love these, thanks. They have been around all of my life. In the hibiscus family.
My Grandmother always had these in her yard. Good memories.