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Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Ambrette, Annual Hibiscus

Abelmoschus moschatus

Notes:

Small, delicate plant.

1 Species ID Suggestions

windmustache
windmustache 12 years ago
Hibiscus


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7 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome... Donnie..!!
But I love much your spotted flower shade... What will keep me hunting more species if observed in this Genus... may be commercial cultivar.

DonnieMcLaughlin
DonnieMcLaughlin 12 years ago

That's it! Thank you AshishNimkar!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

May be following... what is Indian...
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Need to check its origination fro Europe or East Asia.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Leafs are similar in this plants...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavatera

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Its a typical Central American mallow.

DonnieMcLaughlin
DonnieMcLaughlin 12 years ago

It looks a lot like a Hibiscus and it may be related but it only gets to be about 12 inches tall and is very delicate, unlike the Hibiscus.

DonnieMcLaughlin
Spotted by
DonnieMcLaughlin

Tampa, Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 12, 2011
Submitted on Sep 12, 2011

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