11-02-2009, 11:45 AM
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What is this flower?!
its from a tree in a neighbors yard. id say the tree is about 8 ft tall? the flowers just started blooming. ive googled flowering trees and autumn blooms but havent had any luck. DH kept thinking hibiscus without seeing the flower upclose. i kept saying it wasnt because the blooms stay live for more than a day unlike a hibiscus and hasnt bloomed all year until now. i finally went over yesterday and picked the flowers to see. it has a stamen like a hibiscus. i found double hibiscus on the internet. thats the closest thing ive found that looks like it but im not for sure.
i woke up this morning and the white flower is now completely pink like the other one in the picture. so what is it?! i didnt pay attention to the leaves either so dont ask about those!  i'm plannin on goin over today and taking another look and a picture of the whole thing for a more detailed help.
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11-02-2009, 12:03 PM
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I've emailed it to my boyfriend who is a landscape architect. I'll let you know as soon as I hear back from him.
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11-02-2009, 01:18 PM
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Looks like a camellia. They bloom around this time every year. One of my favorites! It is a large shrub and will have glossy dark green leaves.
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11-02-2009, 03:26 PM
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11-02-2009, 03:50 PM
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Tree peony.
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11-02-2009, 06:14 PM
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It looks like what is sometimes called a Confederate Rose - not actually a rose, but a member of the Hibiscus family. My mother in law used to call it Florida Cotton. I have one in my back yard. I can't remember if mine comes on white and changes to pink then rose colored, or vice versa.
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11-02-2009, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Licia
It looks like what is sometimes called a Confederate Rose - not actually a rose, but a member of the Hibiscus family. My mother in law used to call it Florida Cotton. I have one in my back yard. I can't remember if mine comes on white and changes to pink then rose colored, or vice versa.
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We got ours from Louisiana and everyone down there calls it a Confederate Rose. I'm seeing them more now then I did here in Alabama and everyone I talk to up calls them the same thing!
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11-02-2009, 06:24 PM
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i do believe confederate rose is it! someone else told me that and i googled and bingo! it was really bothering me....DH was dead set on it being a hibiscus. he kept refering back to his trip to hawaii. he makes ONE trip to hawaii and all of a sudden he's a hibiscus expert!  but i guess he is kinda right....since it is in the hibiscus family! but im not gonna tell him that! 
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11-03-2009, 09:50 AM
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My landscape architect agrees. It is a Confederate Rose, a member of the Hibiscus family.
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11-03-2009, 09:55 AM
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My landscape architect agrees. It is a Confederate Rose, a member of the Hibiscus family.
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i wish i had a landscape architect in my back pocket! then my yard wouldnt be so bare and boring! LoL
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