| | Hibiscus hamabo, Sieb. & Zucc. Shrub, 6-10 ft. high, closely pubescent: lvs. roundish, with an abrupt short point, irregularly shallowly toothed, or wavy, white tomentose beneath and green or grayish hairy above: involucre of scales united at the base: fls. solitary in the upper axils, large, yellow, with a darker base, about 3 in. across. — A Japanese species offered by importers but not yet tested in this country, and probably not hardy south of the southern-middle states. Said to be cult, in Japan. | | Hibiscus hamabo, Sieb. & Zucc. Shrub, 6-10 ft. high, closely pubescent: lvs. roundish, with an abrupt short point, irregularly shallowly toothed, or wavy, white tomentose beneath and green or grayish hairy above: involucre of scales united at the base: fls. solitary in the upper axils, large, yellow, with a darker base, about 3 in. across. — A Japanese species offered by importers but not yet tested in this country, and probably not hardy south of the southern-middle states. Said to be cult, in Japan. |
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