Hibiscus aculeatus
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Read about Hibiscus aculeatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Hibiscus aculeatus, Walt. Herbaceous perennial, not very stout, 2-6 ft. tall, hispid all over but not tomentose nor whitish: lvs. roundish or roundish-ovate in outline, 3-5-lobed or -parted into linear or oblanceolate cut or toothed blunt segms., the sinuses often rounded and enlarging: bracteoles 10-12, linear, forking and bristly, not so long as the calyx: fls. 3-4 in. across, yellow or cream-colored with purple in the base, the petals about 3 in. long and the calyx-lobes lanceolate and bristly. S. C. south in sand, frequently near swamps.—Not hardy N.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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