Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Middle Season #26

 


Sunflower, flower of the hour (sidewalk weed by school), monarch on goldenrod

Hibiscus trionum, commonly called flower-of-an-hour, bladder hibiscus, bladder ketmia, bladder weed, modesty, puarangi, shoofly, and venice mallow, is a short-lived perennial or semi-seen annual plant that flowers for only one day a year. The flower has white or yellow petals with a brightly-colored center. It is considered a weed by some while being cultivated as a garden plant by others.

Botanical Information 7

Hibiscus trionum, commonly known as flower of an hour, is an annual flowering plant that blooms from June to October. It grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall and can be found in various types of soil. The flower is a white to pale yellow with dark centers. This plant earned its name “flower of an hour” because it only blooms for a few hours before wilting

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