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Posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 8, 2013 at 3:04 PM
ID please
Does anyone know what tree/bush this is ? It is about 8-9 ft high, with spreading branches and flowering now in early autumn. I don't think it flowered in the Spring ( though that may simply be because our Spring was so cold ). it is growing in a local garden which has many species exotic to the UK ( quite a few from the Americas ).

Any help on the ID would be much appreciated.
Posted by Lorna Taylor on September 8, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Hi Ian I am pretty sure it is a Mallow shrub known as , Pink Chiffon Hibiscus Rose of Sharon.
Posted by Patricia Brundage on September 8, 2013 at 11:31 PM
Definitely a Rose of Sharon. Comes in many colors with either a single layered flower or one with multiple layers. Blooms late summer... also known to be the last rose of summer.
Posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 9, 2013 at 1:06 AM
Thank you both, Lorna and Patricia. I never thought of hibiscus, which I've only seen in the single layered varieties.
Posted by Elizabeth Arellano on September 9, 2013 at 10:01 AM
yes, that what it is.
Posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 9, 2013 at 4:19 PM
Thank you, Elizabeth !