Flower-of-an-Hour
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![]() Hibiscus trionum flower
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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.
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[edit] Common names
- Ajannäyttäjä
- Black-eyed Susan
- Bladder hibiscus
- Bladder ketmia
- Bladder weed
- Flower-of-the-Hour
- Modesty
- Rosemallow
- Shoofly
- Venice mallow
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- PINK, A. Gardening for the Million.