View Single Post
 
Old 10-15-2012, 09:14 AM
Madelaine Amee's Avatar
Madelaine Amee Madelaine Amee is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: The Villages North
Posts: 4,269
Thanks: 1,210
Thanked 1,038 Times in 372 Posts
Default

Second thoughts, it may be a wild hibiscus which would be nice.

I found this information below on this site: PlantFiles: Detailed information on Wild Hibiscus Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus. A native of Southern Africa and Mozambique, this is described as a perennial herb or sub-shrub growing to 6 feet. It requires the protection of a warm house and listed as Zone 10 (minimum temp. 60f) but, in my experience will survive short periods of temperatures down to 45f. The flowers are solitary, pale rose-purple to pale lilac in colour (see picture), and can grow to nearly 3” across. Easy to raise from seed or cuttings sown under glass in Spring.


Also, see this link http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/M...ne/cultivar/0/. It has loads of photos of wild hibiscus and several of them look exactly like yours.
__________________
A people free to choose will always choose peace.

Law of Logical Argument: Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about!

Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak