Almost ' wild' flower.'s by jacko1

Exeter - United Kingdom The first Rose of Sharon to open in my hedgerow.

Uploaded: Jul, 06 2009 | Taken: Jul, 03 2009| Viewed: 28 times  | 2 votes Camera:  Canon PowerShot A470 | Exposure 1/20s, f3.2, ISO 200 | FLength: 6mm | SW: Picasa 3.0

szidonia - Jul, 07 2009 05:07am I am paying reverence to the First Maiden Rose of Sharon jacko1 - Jul, 07 2009 08:07am Thank you Szidonia, this shrub appeared as if by magic about 18 yrs ago and has been producing hundreds of blooms in late summer ever since, the only attention it gets is with a hedgetrimmer:-) pesu - Jul, 07 2009 10:07am That's really beautiful and amazing, Tony! chretien - Mar, 06 2012 11:03am Tony, pse tell me mor about,...is it like a Chnese rose? Beauty! jacko1 - Mar, 06 2012 01:03pm Chris, I believe that it originates from Israel where it was found on the banks of the Red Sea, it has prolific blooms in summer and needs no care at all! the bees love it.