rose of China

...The plant commonly referred to as hibiscus is actually the rose of China, but since it was originally a hybrid plant, it is highly variable, and in recent years has come to include the hybrid species in Hawaii. It also vaguely refers to the similar Hibiscus genus, and is a general term for a very complex group of horticultural species in the family Malvaceae . Rose of China, Chinese hibiscus (illustration) is a highly variable tropical shrub that generally reaches a height of 2-5m, with the entire plant being glabrous or sometimes hairy, and the leaves are broadly ovate to narrowly ovate or elliptical with pointed tips. The flowers bloom outdoors from summer to autumn, but in a greenhouse, they will bloom all year round if the temperature is high.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "rose of China" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…一般にハイビスカスと呼ばれている植物はブッソウゲを指すが，これはもともと雑種植物であるために変異に富み，近年ハワイでの交雑種を含めて呼ばれるようになり，さらに類似のフヨウ属Hibiscus植物を漠然と指すこともあって，きわめて複雑なアオイ科の園芸種群の総称ともなっている。　ブッソウゲH.rose‐sinensis L.(英名rose of China,Chinese hibiscus)（イラスト）は，きわめて変異に富むが，一般的には高さ2～5mに達する熱帯性低木で，全株無毛ときに有毛，葉は広卵形から狭卵形あるいは楕円形で先端はとがる。花は戸外では夏～秋に咲くが，温室では温度が高ければ周年開花する。…

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