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5 miles inland from the Alabama Gulf Coast, sandy soil. Gets at least 10hrs of sunlight daily.
I think this a variety of Althea, Hibiscus syriacus. It has the typical hibiscus bloom characteristics and more importantly the leaf characteristics. Hollyhock is in the same family, Malvaceae, but is genus Alcea, and has rounder heart shaped leaf characteristic.
Spotted on Jun 22, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012
