I have always loved Altheas. I don't know why particularly. It could be the soft colors or that they bloom over most of the summer. This project was started to provide a working list for a planned collection that I wished to establish: My "homework" if you will. As I started my research, I quickly became aware that there were few people working in this area and that little had been published. I began with lists from the plant encyclopedias, a search on the internet and the plant sourcebooks. Then I wrote letters. Lots of letters, both by email and regular mail. Things began to turn up and the list grew. I'm still looking for more...

I have expanded this page to include those species known to hybridize with H. syriacus. Each list is arranged alphabetical by cultivar name. Because of the confusion that exists, I have attempted to retain all sources. Where differing descriptions exist, all are included. Currently I am limited to printing using the Roman alphabet only. I have retained the native languages in my notes and will include them in some future edition of this list. I am very interested in any additional information or corrections. Beth Matney

Cultivar Lists:    H. syriacus    H.syriacus hybrids    H. sinosyriacus     H. paramutabilis

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Data is arranged in the following form:

Entry Number
Cultivar Name
Source: Description and Notes
Commercial sources
Collections

double, 2.5 in., pure white

Notcutts: "double pure white. Larger than 'Jeanne d'Arc'."

MSU leaflet: single, white flowers

GRIN: NPGS received: 22-Jul-1959. No longer in collection.

Chollipo: double, blue

exceptionally large flat double, mauve-purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 9cm medium sized semi-double, and has slightly obovate petals which are ruffled, funnel shaped, upper stamens are normal. Flower color is cyclamen purple with red eye. Good elongation, medium grower. Leaf is narrowly rhombic ovate, not incised, crinkled." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, red

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 9-10cm medium double, flat, and has obovate petals, stamen is petaloid. Flower color is dark cyclamen purple with dark red eye. Tightly branched, small to medium tall, well grower. Leaf is small size, strongly incised, rhombic ovate, 3-lobed." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, red

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm small to medium sized single, and has unequal wide obovate petals which are overlapped, not flat, little ruffled. Flower color is cyclamen purple with dark red eye, similar to 'Suminokura'. Upright, medium size, well grower. Leaf is rhombic ovate, medium size, slightly incised." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, red

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is medium to large sized single, and has unequal wide obovate petals which are overlapped, funnel shaped, similar to 'Dr. Uemoto'. Flower color is cyclamen purple with dark red eye. Upright, strong branched, tall, vigorous grower. Leaf has large size, heavy texture, and is strongly incised, rhombic ovate." (Japan) Photo

Sunset: 4", pure white

Chollipo: single purple [obviously an error here]

GArD&N : "Sinonimo: 'Jeanne d'Arc'. Portamento: arbusto medio eretto o alberello. Foglie: lobate verde scuro."

van Overloop: syn.: 'Jeanne d'Arc', 'Luteus Plenus'

Tropicos: "Hibiscus syriacus fo. albus-plenus Loudon. Published in: Trees and Shrubs 62. 1875."

van Overloop: see: 'Roseus Plenus'

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

double, red

National Flower: same as ' Pompon Rouge'

van Overloop: syn. 'Paeoniflorus'

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7.5cm width and 4.5cm height proliferous double, diaphysis, carnation type, androecium and gynoecium are petaloid. Flower color is orchid purple with dark red eye. Tightly branched, medium sized, medium grower. Leaf is strongly incised, 3-lobed." Photo

Tropicos: "Hibiscus syriacus fo. amplissimus L.F. Gagnep. Published in: Revue horticole 1861: 132. 1861."

Chollipo: single, purple

double, white/red eye

Sunset: semidouble, red with deeper crimson eye

4",rose pink with deep red eye, triploid.

Nat.Arb. (D. R. Egolf): "Plant 2.9m high and 2.4m wide in 14 years, compact growth habit. Leaves dark green. Flowers firm-textured, slightly cupped, medium-rose with dark red purple eye spot." received: Oct-1985.

 IRA Woody Plants: Registered: HortScience 23(3) 454, 1988

Mugunghwa: "Light purple flowers with red base. Medium-size flowers up to 8.3cm across." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Pinkish red flowers with darker red base and radiate vein. Long and broad outer petals reflexed. Large flowers up to 12cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

semi-double, light purple, almost identical to 'Souvenir de Charles Breton'

National Flower: "3 inch diameter. Light reddish violet pink. [introduced] 1873."

Notcutts: "Double lilac deeper centre, fading to blue"

Chollipo: double, purple

GArD&N : "Portamento: arbusto medio eretto compatto. Foglie: lobate verde scuro. Fiori: doppi grandi rosa-porpora pallido."

MSU leaflet: purple, semi-double flowers

Glasshouse Nurs.: "Creamy splashed foliage; fls single "blue" (McCraken says "lilac"); selected in 1982 by Bob Lipka in Philadelphia."

Notcutts: "similar to 'Bredon Springs'."

Mugunghwa: "White fowers with red eye. Red blot on one side of the petal. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. Weak growth." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white/pink

Mugunghwa: "Light red flowers with red eyes. Fully semi-double, large flowers. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, red

Van Huylenbroeck:  no description given; see: H. sinosyriacus

single, white

double, white (with red eye?)

National Flower: "3.6 inch diameter. Pure white."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7-8cm small sized proliferous double, similar to 'Pulcherrimus'. Flower color is pink with dark red eye. Medium size, weak grower. Leaf is small size, incised, trullate." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: double, white

Notcutts: "Palest of the single reds."

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

semi-double, white to pink

National Flower: "3.25 inch diameter. Pure white [to] pink."

Chollipo: double, white/pink

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7.6cm small sized proliferous double, gynoecium looks normal, complete sterile. Flower color is rose pink with dark red eye. Medium size, weak grower. Leaf is medium size, slightly incised." (USA) Photo

Wymans:

National Flower: may not be the same as 'Oiseau Bleu' ( p.260)

Glasshouse Nurs.: "Azure-blue flowered ... Floriferous 'Oiseau Blue' developed in 1950s at Croux Fils nursery."

Notcutts: "Blue single."

Notcutts Nurs.: "Aptly named, the flowers measure fully 8 cm. across, resembling blue saucers. Vigorous. A.G.M."

Mugunghwa: "Identical with 'Oisean Bleu'. Plant patent 1739. Bloom is 11cm large sized single, and has unequal obovate petals which are a little ruffled. Flower color is flax blue with dark eye, narrow and long eye streaks. Small sized, weak grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised, and has ruffled margin." Photo

Chollipo: double, blue

MSU leaflet: single,  bluish  purple flowers

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is small sized proliferous double, petals reflexed. Flower color is cobalt violet with dark purplish eye. Dwarf type, weak grower. Leaf is small size, rhombic ovate." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: single, blue

Chollipo: single, blue

double, pink

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Purplish red."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

double, moderate purplish red, named before 1846

Glasshouse Nurs.: "...cultivar with small double pinkish red flowers produced over several months ... cultivar seemingly identical to 'Red Heart'."

National Flower: "2.5 inch diameter. Pure purplish red. [introduced] 1864."

Notcutts: "Double mauve, red centre. Foliage almost lacinate."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7cm small sized proliferous double, above 70 petaloids pompon type, sterile. Flower color is cyclamen purple with red eye. Short branched weak grower. Leaf is medium size, rhombic ovate, incised, 3-lobed." Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

GArD&N : "Sinonimo: 'Comte de Fiandre'. "

van Overloop: syn.: 'Comte de Fiandre'

MSU leaflet: double, purplish  red flowers

syn.: "Morning Star"

Notcutts: "Single purple red."

deleted RHS (1989)

National Flower: "3.3 inch diameter. Pure white."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is small sized single, incurved petals triangular, not fully open. Flower color is white with red eye." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

van Overloop: no description given

Wymans: Unknown

National Flower: "3.3 inch diameter. Light violet." same as 'Coelestis'.

Mugunghwa: "Purplish pale pink flowers with red eye. Mid-season blooming type. Flowering rich. Branches spreading." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, purple

Mugunghwa: "Disordered double. Bluish light-purple flowers with darker eye. More bluish in the afternoon. Flowers small but free flowering. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, purple

Mugunghwa: "Flowers up to 9.6cm across. Faint red blot on the petal. Vigorous growth." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white/pink

Mugunghwa: "Purple flowers with red eye. Long radiate vein. Medium flowers up to 9.9cm across." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Small, reddish purple flowers with small dark eye. Petal's purple color more dim in the center. Mid-season blooming type. Flowering poor. Branches upright. Chini was named in memory of a beauty, Chin-i Hwang." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: no description gevin

Mugunghwa: "Light purple flowers with red base. Good growth makes large flowers. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Purple flowers with maroon eye. Very short radiate vein. Early blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, purple

Notcutts: "Same as 'Elegantissima'."

Chollipo: double, white

3.5 in, light violet, reddish at base of petal with long streaks of color reaching half way to end of petal, named before 1887

National Flower: same as 'Celestial Blue'

Notcutts: "Blue single small flowers."

Mugunghwa: "Identical with 'Celestial Blue'. Named before 1887. Bloom is 11.4cm medium to large sized single, flat, unequal obovate, early bloomer. Flower color is cobalt violet with red eye. Medium sized, weak grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised." (USA) Photo

GArD&N: "Fiori: azzurro-violetto, base rossastra, singoli."

MSU leaflet: single, light  violet flowers,   blooms  early

van Overloop: syn.: 'Celestrial Blue'

Chollipo: double, blue

Chollipo: single white

Wymans: syn.: 'Violet Claire Double'

Wymans: syn.: "Violet Claire Double"

MSU leaflet: double,   lavender flowers

double, light purple (magenta rose/red eye)

National Flower: same as 'Boule de Feu'

National Flower: "3 inch diameter. Light reddish violet. introduced 1872."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm small to medium sized proliferous double, and has narrowly obovate petals, short petaloids, sometimes stigmas appears normal, but secondary petals are in ovary (diaphysis). Flower color is white with red eye, pink blotch at petal edge, red veined. Medium tall, medium grower. Leaf is small size, strongly incised, narrowly rhombic ovate." Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, white/pink

Wymans: semi-double, white to pink

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Mugunghwa: syn. "Sondok"

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 10-12cm large sized semi-double, and has obovate petals which are flat and recurved, upper stamens are normal. Flower color is white with red eye, eye streaks are developed. Medium size, medium grower. Leaf is medium to small size, incised, trullate." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, white

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 12cm large sized single, and has unequal widely obovate petals which are flat. Flower color is bluebird blue with dark purplish eye. Well branched, vigorous grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised, crinkled, 3-lobed." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, blue

Chollipo: single, white

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 12-13cm large sized single, and has unequal very widely obovate petals which are overlapped, ruffled and
roundly crinkled on margin. Flower color is pure white. Tall, vigorous grower. Leaf largely incised, rhombic ovate." Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 12cm large sized semi-double, and has flat, sometimes recurve, unequal widely obovate petals, petaloids are not long. Flower color is cobalt violet with red eye. Well branched, vigorous grower. Leaf is large size, not incised, crinkled, ovate." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 10-11cm medium to large sized single, and has very widely unequal obovate petals which are overlapped, funnel shaped. Flower color is cobalt violet with red eye. Upright, tall, strong grower. Leaf is large size, heavy texture, strongly incised, long rhombic ovate." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

white, triploid intro by Nat.Arb.

RHS Award of Merit

Notcutts: "Large flat white single, late flowering."

Mugunghwa: "The triploid 'Diana' was selected at the U.S. National Arboretum. Bloom is 11-15cm large sized, single, usually wide-campanulate, each petal is waxy, undulate, ad heavily ruffled, crinkled on margin. Flower color is pure white. A dwarf cultivar in real cultivation. Leaf heavily waxed, triangular or rhombic ovate, acute, rounded at base, strongly 3-ribbed." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Nat.Arb. : "Height and width: 8 feet tall and 7-8 feet wide.  Habit: Deciduous, tall, upright shrub with dense branching to  the base. Foliage: Leathery, semiglossy, dark green leaves more tolerant to ozone pollution and the first autumn frosts than other cultivars. Flowers: Waxy, heavy-textured, wide-spreading, ruffled, pure white flowers remain open for more than a day. Bloom begins in late June and continues in profusion until frost. Fruit: A capsule. 'Diana' is a triploid, with little to no seed production." Photo

GArD&N: "Foglie: ovali lobate verde scuro. Fiori: a imbuto grandissimi candidi, petali a margine ondulato."

Notcutts: "White red centre single."

Notcutts Nurs.: "Large white flowers open widely to display the crimson centre. Compact. A Notcutts introduction."

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "A tetraploid selected by Dr. S. Uemoto of Kyushu University with colchicine treatment. Bloom is 10-11cm medium sized single, and has widely unequal obovate petals which are crinkled on margin, funnel shaped. Flower color is cyclamen purple with red eye. Medium tall, thick stems, and is vigorous grower, but little branched. Leaf is large size, heavy texture, dark green, not incised, but deeply crinkled." (Japan) Photo

double, 2.5 in, deep purplish pink, outside petals more colored, named before 1872

Notcutts: "Same as 'Boule de Feu'."

GArD&N: "Fiori: doppi rosa-porpora scuro."

MSU leaflet: double,  deep  purplish  pink flowers

GRIN: NPGS received: 22-Jul-1959. No longer in collection.

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: HortScience 25(6) 616, 1990

National Flower: same as 'Lady Stanley' or 'Bicolour'

Notcutts: "Double white crimson centre." see 'Cicola'

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm medium proliferous double, basal petaloids are developed like petals, other upper petaloids are small, gynoecium looks normal, diaphysis, late bloomer. Flower color is pink with dark red eye. Medium sized, little weak grower. Leaf is medium size, incised." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

van Overloop: syn. see: 'Lady Stanley'

Tropicos: "Hibiscus syriacus fo. elegantissimus L.F. Gagnep. Published in: Revue horticole 1861: 132. 1861."

Mugunghwa: "Single and bell-shaped petal tips recurved. Small flowers as half as Hongwharang. Light purple flowers with red eye. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. The flower shape looks like Emille bell." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single purple

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

Mugunghwa: "Renamed from 'Katanojakura'. Bloom is medium sized single, funnel shaped, unequal widely obovate. Flower color is amethyst violet with red eye. Thick stems, well branched, vigorous grower. Leaf is large size, strongly incised, long petiole." (Japan) Photo

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter"

Chollipo: no description given

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

Glasshouse Nurs.: "Remarkable "Althea" with the typical single white species bloom with crimson eye; but with cream, gold and slate-gray splashes and marbling on the foliage. Named for the Athens, Ohio plantswoman who selected this cultivar."

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Tropicos: "Hibiscus syriacus fo. grandiflorus Hort. ex Rehder. Published in: Man. Cult. Trees & Shrubs 619. 1927."

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

double, pink

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

RHS Award of Merit

3 in, pale pink with reddish stripes half way to end of petal, deeper than "Lady Stanley"

National Flower: "3 inch diameter. White, pale pink."

Notcutts: "Blush white crimson base single." see 'Woods 58'

Notcutts Nurs.: "Large pale blush to white flowers, crimson blotch at base of petals. A.G.M."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm medium single, sometimes lower stamens are petaloid. Flower color is pale pink with red eye, reddish blotch on margin. Well grower." Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

GArD&N: "Fiori: rosato pallido con occhio rosso cremisi. Nota: da non confondere con H. hamabo con fiori gialli."

MSU leaflet: single, pale pink flowers, with  reddish stripes  halfway  up the  petals

Notcutts: "More vigorous than above ['Hamabo']."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Notcutts: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Large flower up to 11.4cm across. Spreading like saucer. Larger radiate vein and more toothed petals than Saebit. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. It means the light of Korean's heart." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 11cm large sized double, unequal obocate petals are fully open and sometimes recurved, almost stamens are petaloid pistil normal. Flower color is white with red eye, eye streaks are developed. Medium sized, medium grower. Leaf is medium size, incised, trullate." Photo

Hyeon-Hye Kim: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Single, small white flowers, similar to Paektanshim, with red center and long radiate vein. Petals thin and coarsely toothed." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Semi-double, upper 3-5 stamens change to petals. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Large flowers up to 12cm across. Light purple flowers with red eye. Flowers reflexed and continue till evening. Late blooming type. Branches arching." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Medium sized flowers spreading like saucer. White flowers with maroon conspicuous center because of very short vein. Branches upright and vigorous." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Large, pure-white flowers with overlapping broad rounded petals. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in early September. Branches upright, growing 60cm high a year. Hanso was named in memory of Ok Namkung." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

white/red eye, triploid intro by Nat.Arb

Nat.Arb.(D. R. Egolf ): "Shrub triploid, densely branched. Leaves glabrous, dark green, triangular or rhombic-ovate, mostly 3-lobed, 7-10cm long, 4-7cm wide, margins toothed and notched. Flowers waxy, campanulate, undulate, heavy ruffled, 10-15cm diam. Petaloids 3-20, twisted, lanceolate, white with pink." received: Jul-1980.

Notcutts: "Large white maroon centre."

Chollipo: single, white

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: AABGA Bul. 18:126, 1984

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 6-8cm small sized double, late bloomer and has full petaloid stamens. Flower color is pure white. Thin stems, and well branched, well grower. Leaf is small sized, strongly incised, and has heavy texture." (Japan) Photo

semi-double

National Flower: "4 inch diameter."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is about 13.2cm large sized single, fully open, and has very widely obovate petals, overlapped. Flower color is white with red eye. Tall, vigorous grower. Leaf is large size, incised." (Japan) Photo

RHS (deleted 1992)

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

National Flower: "2.5 inch diameter. Light purplish pink."

Chollipo: no description given

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Chollipo: semidouble, red

Mugunghwa: "Small sized double flower with some narrow petaloids, very late bloomer. Flower color is magnolia purple with dark red eye. Thin and short stems, and is very weak grower on its root. Leaf is soft texture, small size, no incision, ovate, crinkled." Photo

Hyeon-Hye Kim: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Light purple flowers with red eye. Radiate vein looks like a spiral. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. Flowering rich." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Semi-double. Light red flowers with darker base. Broad and round outer petals incurved and overlapping." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Semi-double with 10-15 inner petals. Pinkish purple flowers with darker base. Short petaloid stamens diminishes as Fall advances. Flowers up to 8.9cm across. Early blooming type, showing peak in early August. Branches upright up to 80cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Reddish purple flowers with darker eye. Less reddish and more spreading than Sujubo. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in mid-August. Branches upright up to 80-90cm high a day [year?]." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, purple

Mugunghwa: "Pale purple flowers with red eye. Medium flowers up to 9cm across. Early blooming type. Branches arching." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Hyeon-Hye Kim: no description given

Mugunghwa: "White flowers with red center and long radiate vein. Early blooming type, showing peak in late July. Branches upright, growing up to 100-120cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, white

Mugunghwa: "Purplish pink flowers with red eye and short radiate vein. Early blooming type, showing peak in late July. Branches upright up to 100-120cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Pinkish purple flowers with red eye. Petals a little toothed. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: single

Chollipo: single, purple

Hyeon-Hye Kim: no description given

Chollipo: double, white

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm medium sized single, funnel shaped, and has incurved triangular petals. Flower color is white with red eye. Good bloomer, medium size, little weak grower." Photo

Mugunghwa: "Long pointed petals lean to one side. Purple flowers, red eye. Medium flowers up to 10cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Upright branches." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8cm small sized single, and has obovate petals, funnel shaped, very late bloomer, similar to 'Heykeyama'. Flower color is heliotrope with red eye. Thin stems, medium tall, medium grower, which have weak freeze tolerance. Leaf is small size, incised, rhombic obovate." (Japan) Photo

double, white flushed rose

Notcutts: "Double white slight pink flush at base."

MSU leaflet: double, white  flowers

van Overloop: syn.: 'Albus Plenus', 'Luteus Plenus'

Mugunghwa: "Pale pink flowers with large red eye and long radiate vein. Flowers up to 8.9cm across. Dwarf. Treated colchicine in 1957 and named in 1977." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: syn.: 'Fujimusme'

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is above 11cm large sized single, fully opened, and has very widely obovate petals which are overlapped, ruffled, roundish crinkle on margin. Flower color is heliotrope with small red eye. Thin and long branched, tall, vigorous grower. Leaf is large size, rhombic obovate, little incised." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Red flowers with darker eye. Fully double. Early blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Semi-double, pure-white, long-pointed outer petals ruffled. Flowers are more spreading than Nunmoe. It means flower mountain." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 10-11cm medim sized single, widely unequal obovate, ruffled, crinkled on margin. Flower color is white with red eye. Medium to small size, medium grower. Leaf is small size, 3-lobed." (Japan) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Flowers reflexed. Purple flowers with red eye. Short radiate vein. Flowers up to 9.9cm across." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

National Flower: "3.6 inch diameter. Light purple."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7-8cm small sized proliferous double, similar to 'Shiromidare', but smaller than that, diaphysis, sometimes ecblastesis make accessory flower, malformed flower. Flower color is pure white. Thin but long branched, well grower. Leaf is small size, incised, narrow." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Mugunghwa: "Light pinkish purple flowers with small red eye. Very short radiate vein. Broad and round petals glabrous. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. The meaning is 'calm'." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Small to medium sized double flower, similar to 'Purple Rounge', with twisted and lanceolate petaloids. Cobalt violet with dark purplish eye. Well grower. Mid-season blooming type. Flowering rich." Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Light violet pink."

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Single and bell-shaped. Light purple flowers with small red eye. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single purple

van Overloop: syn.: 'Speciosus'

National Flower: same as 'Bicolour'

National Flower: see: Lady Stanley

semi-double, white with blush pink section and red lines reaching half way to end of petal, nearly identical to 'Leopoldii'

National Flower: same as 'Bicolour'

Notcutts: "Double 'Hamabo'."

Notcutts Nurs.: same as 'Elegantissimus'. "White, shaded blush-pink with maroon base; almost double. Introduced about 1875."

Mugunghwa: "Radiate veins reaching half way up the petal from the base. White flowers with blush-pink section on each petal. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in mid-September. Branches upright." Photo

GArD&N: "Sinonimo: 'Elegantissimus'. Fiori: bianchi sfumati rosa, base marrone doppi. Nota: siepi libere, isolati o a gruppi."

MSU leaflet: semi-double, white  flowers with  bluish pink on each petal and red lines  running  half way  up  the petal

van Overloop: syn.: 'Elegantissimus'

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-10cm medium size, not so large like the name, funnel shaped, overlapped, little ruffled and not recurved. Flower color is pure white. Upright, well grower, long inter-nodes, medium volume. Leaf is strongly incised, large size, acute at base and tip." (USA) Photo

Notcutts: "Large pale mauve, early flowering."

semi-double, white with blush pink setection and red lines reaching half way to end of petal, nearly identical to 'Lady Stanley'

National Flower: same as 'Bicolour'.

Notcutts: no description given

MSU leaflet: double  flowers, blushed  pink

Wymans:

van Overloop: no description given [also listed under H. sinosyriacus]

Van Huylenbroeck : see: H. sinosyriacus

Martinson: H. syriacus x paramutabilis hybrid, white/red eye, only a few seed pods form

double, magenta rose/red eye

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Strong pink."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 9-10cm medium sized proliferous double, diaphysis, well developed petaloids are longer than petals. Outer petals recurved. Flower color is orchid purple with dark red eye. Medium tall, well grower. Leaf is small size, incised." Photo

Chollipo: double, red

MSU leaflet: dark pink, double  flowers

van Overloop: syn.: 'Albus Plenus', see 'Jeanne d'Arc'

GRIN: NPGS received: 05-Aug-1959. No longer in collection.

 Van Huylenbroeck: "new cultivar from a dutch nursery (M. Verweij & Zonen, Boskoop) which were released in 1995. Marina looks like Oiseau Bleu, but it is said to have a stronger growth"

 Van Huylenbroeck: "new cultivar from a dutch nursery (M. Verweij & Zonen, Boskoop) which were released in 1995. Mathilde looks like Hamabo, but is also more vigorous. The dark centre is also smaller compared to Hamabo"

National Flower:  "3.6 inch diameter. Strong pink."

MSU leaflet: mauve flowers

National Flower:

Mugunghwa: "Large flower. Single, with flat, and unequal elliptic petals, not overlapped. Flower color is cyclamen purple with dark red eye. Dwarf type, but well grower. Leaf medium, incised, and rhombic ovate." (USA) Photo

blue with red eye

Glasshouse Nurs.: " The thick leaves irregularly margined creamy white; single lilac flowers with maroon eye."

Notcutts: "Lilac mauve single, variegated foliage."

Notcutts Nurs.: "Lilac-mauve with maroon eye; single. The leaves have an irregular creamy-white margin."

Chollipo: no description given

Van Huylenbroeck: see: H. sinosyriacus; "selected out of a cross from 'Lilac Queen' and 'Ruby Glow'. The single flowers are light purple with a dark centre. Diameter of the flowers is about 11cm. Compared to H. syriacus, H sinosyriacus is more vigorous."; introduced 1992 by DvP-Belgium

Van Huylenbroeck: "shrub (until 1.75m) with single very light rose flowers and a dark red centre. Diameter is about 10cm. This cultivar is a triploid and forms almost no seed. Very good flowering cultivar for our climatic conditions."; introduced in 1981 by DvP-Belgium

van Overloop: no description given

Van Huylenbroeck: "shrub (until 1.75m) with completely single, white flowers, diameter: 7cm. FLowering is prolonged over a long period and in our trials is one of the best white cultivars on the European market."; introduced in 1981 by DvP-Belgium

van Overloop: no description given

National Flower: "3 inch diameter. Pure white."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

light purple/red eye, triploid intro by Nat.Arb(D. R. Egolf )

Nat.Arb(D. R. Egolf): "Triploid. Plant 2.6m high, 2m wide in 14 years. Habit compact, branched. Leaves heavy, dark green. Flowers firm-textured, widespreading, ruffled, violet with dark red purple eye spot. Hardy to zone 5b."

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: HortScience 23(3) 454, 1988

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8cm small sized single, widely obovate petals, funnel shaped. Flower color is pink with red eye. Small size, medium grower. Leaf is small to medium size, slightly incised." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Notcutts: "Single white crimson centre. First plant improved 'D. Crane'."

Mugunghwa: "Named in 1873. Flower up to 10-11cm across. Widely unequal obovate petals ovelapped, slightly ruffled. Sometimes recurved. Flower color is white with maroon eye. Early blooming type. Well grower. Leaf long, incised, and well veined." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: double

GRIN: NPGS received: 22-Jul-1959. No longer in collection.

National Flower: "3.6 inch diameter. [named before] 1783."

double, white with red eye

Chollipo: single purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 10-11cm medium to large sized single, flat, and has narrowly obovate petals. Flower color is heliotrope with dark red eye, dark blotch on margin. Medium tall, medium grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Oblong petals. Pale purple flowers with red eye up to 9cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. Good growth makes large flowers. A little dwarf and good growth in mild climate." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Characters similar to Chossarang except more inner petals." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Pinkish purple flowers with darker eye. Short radiate vein. Flowers up to 10.3cm across. It was named in memory of musician Nan-p'a Hong." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 13.3cm large sized single, flat, sometimes recurved, and has unequal widely obovate petals. Flower color is flax blue with dark purplish eye. Thin and long stems, well branched, vigorous grower. Leaf is large size, strongly incised." (Japan) Photo

Chollipo: single, blue

Mugunghwa: "Mauve flowers with red eye. Tip of petals coarsely toothed and pale. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, purple

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: single, red

Chollipo: single, red

Notcutts: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Semi-double, pure-white, long-pointed outer petals ruffled. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in late August. Branches upright 60cm high a year. Nunmoe means snowy mountain." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Inner and outer petals undistinguishable by size and twist. Flowers pure-white, but yellowish at bud stage. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in mid-September. Branches upright and vigorous. Nunbora means snowstorm." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

RHS Award of Merit, 3.5 in, blue/red eye, Plant Patent 1739, introduced in France 1958 (Croux Fils Nurs.)

Chollipo: no description given

GArD&N: "Sinonimo: 'Blue Bird'. Foglie: lobate verde scuro. Fiori: lilla-azzurri, centro rosso. Nota: siepi libere, isolati o a gruppi."

van Overloop: syn.: 'Blue Bird'

National Flower: may not be the same as 'Blue Bird' (p. 260)

Mugunghwa: "Pure-white flowers with broad rounded petals. Small flowers up to 6cm across. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in late August. Branches upright, growing slowly. Good growth in mild climate." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Mugunghwa: "Pure-white flowers with broad petals. Small bell-shaped flowers up to 6cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Showing peak in late August. Branches upright, growing 80-120cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Single, large, pure-white flowers with oblanceolate petals which recurred. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in September. Branches upright growing up to 30-40cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Pure-white flowers with broad rounded petals. Flowers reflexed. Petal tip sometimes peak in mid-August. Branches upright growing up to 100-120cm high a year. Paedal means ancient name of Korean." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Bell-shaped, small white flowers with red center. Short and dim radiate vein. Petals thin and coarsely toothed. Late-season blooming type, showing peak in mid-September. Branches upright but not vigorous. Paektanshim means white and red heart." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, white

Chollipo: no description given

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Light pink."

Chollipo: single, purple

double, pale pink

Chollipo: double, purple

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8cm small sized proliferous double, long and wide petaloids. Flower color is pink with dark red eye. Medium sized, short branched, weak grower. Leaf is small size, incised." (USA) Photo

MSU leaflet: double pink flowers

Tropicos: "Hibiscus syriacus fo. paeoniflorus L.F. Gagnep. Published in: Revue horticole 1861: 132. 1861."

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: HortScience 26(5) 475, 1991

Mugunghwa: "Blue flowers with red eye and more reddish color to the base of the petals. Large flowers. Early blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, blue

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Light violet pink."

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: HortScience 21(3) 363, 1986, Reg. 1953

IRA Woody Plants: Registered: 20 Feb. 1998

National Flower: "3.3 inch diameter. Pure white."

Chollipo: no description given

Chollipo: single, red

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 9-10cm medium sized proliferous double, diaphysis, sterile. Flower color is pink with dark red eye. Medium tall, well grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised." (USA) Photo

Chollipo: no description given

Notcutts: "Paler than 'Woodbridge', vigorous."

RHS Award of Merit

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 6-7cm small sized proliferous double, similar to carnation flower, diaphysis, petaloid number above 70, being same as 'Amplissimus'. Flower color is cobalt violet. Medium tall, well grower." Photo

Chollipo: double, red

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Wymans: double, red

National Flower: "Pink with strong reddish blotches."

Chollipo: no description given

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

double, white

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 7-8cm small sized proliferous double, diaphysis, sometimes stigma appears normal, whole sterile, medium to late bloom. Flower color is pink with dark red eye. Medium sized, well grower. Leaf is medium size, strongly incised, trullate." Photo

Chollipo: semidouble, white

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Pure white."

Mugunghwa: "Bell-shaped petals overlapped apart. Light purple flowers with large, red eye and long radiate vein. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Reddish purple flowers with dark eye. Petals incurved. Flowers up to 9.8cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. It means 'phoenix'." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

National Flower: same as 'Pompon Rouge'

Notcutts: "Double purple red centre."

van Overloop: syn.: 'Ruber Semiplenus'

GRIN: NPGS received: 14-Jan-1960. No longer in collection.

 Van Huylenbroeck: "tetraploid plants that we received from the Dept of landscape and architecture in Korea. Purple CV2 has purple flowers with a red centre diameter 8 cm. They are described in the J. Kor. Soc. Hort Sci 1993 4(1) p54-67. I think it are plants treated with colchicine to get a doubling of the chromosomes. I am not sure if they are really propagated as a cultivar."

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Purple."

Chollipo: no description given

Glasshouse Nurs.: "White bordered foliage; double red-maroon flowers never quite open completely, remaining very dark "Chocolate Bonbons" to give a very unique apperaance. From UNCR distribution."

Sunset: semi-double, purple with red center

Chollipo: double, purple

van Overloop: no description given

Mugunghwa: "Loosely semi-double. Reddish purple flowers with conspicuous red eye." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Fully double. Medium size white flowers with red base. Red blot on the outer petal. Late blooming type, Showing peak in mid-September. Branches upright up to 100-120cm high a year. It was called Pyonghwa-Tanshim till 1983." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: double, white/pink

Mugunghwa: syn. 'Pyonghwa'

Chollipo: single, purple

National Flower: "3.5 inch diameter. Light violet pink."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Chollipo: double, purple

Chollipo: double, white

RHS Award of Merit

white with red eye

Notcutts: "Not as large as 'D Crane' and veins not so defined."

Chollipo: single, purple

GArD&N: "Foglie: ovali lobate verde scuro. Fiori: grandi bianchi centro rosso. Nota: siepi libere, isolati o a gruppi."

 Van Huylenbroeck: "tetraploid plants that we received from the Dept of landscape and architecture in Korea. Red Heart CV has
pink flowers with  a red centre, 9 cm diameter. They are described in the J. Kor. Soc. Hort Sci 1993 4(1) p54-67. I think it are plants treated with colchicine to get a doubling of the chromosomes. I am not sure if they are really propagated as a cultivar."

Chollipo: single, purple

Chollipo: double, purple

van Overloop: see: 'William R. Smith'

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Glasshouse Nurs.: "White flecked foliage; pale lilac flowers with red eye."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Notcutts: "As 'Puniceus Plenus'."

GArD&N: "Fiori: doppi rossi porpora."

van Overloop: syn.: 'Amaranthus'

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is 8-9cm medium sized proliferous double, and has well developed petaloids, late bloomer. Flower color is magnolia purple with dark purplish eye. Medium tall, well grower." Photo

National Flower: "3.3 inch diameter. Pure white."

GRIN: NPGS received: 06-Jan-1960. No longer in collection

Van Huylenbroeck: "double flowers, 7.5 cm diameter and purple-red colour"

double, red

National Flower: same as 'Pompon Rouge'

Wymans:

van Overloop: syn.: 'Puniceus Plenus'

rose pink, petals darker at the base

Notcutts: "Single red better veins than 'Woodbridge'."

GArD&N: "Fiori: semplici rosso ribes."

MSU leaflet: rose  pink,  single flowers, petals darker  at  the base

van Overloop: listed as 'Rubin' [possible typo?]

Time-Life: no description given. Photo

van Overloop: no description given

Belgium: Hibiscus sinosyriacus L.H.Bailey 'Ruby Glow'

lilac pink/red eye

Notcutts: "Large lilac pink deep red centre."

GArD&N: "Fiori: grandi rosa-lilla centro rosso scuro."

Mugunghwa: "Bloom is above 10cm large sized single, and has narrowly obovate petals which are flat, sometimes recurved, sometimes petaloid at basal stamens. Flower color is pure white. Upright, well grower. Leaf is large sized, 3-ribbed weakly incised, and has acute tip and obtuse base." (Old cultivar of Saga province of Japan) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Broad, round petals. Pinkish purple flowers with red eye. Medium flowers up to 8.5cm across. Early blooming type. Upright branches and vigorous. Free flowering. It means 'new morning'." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: single, purple

Mugunghwa: "Blush pink flowers with red base. More purple than Hongsun. Color of outer petals becomes deeper toward one side. Flowers up to 8.2cm across. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in late August. Branches upright." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Mauve flowers with conspicuous red base. 6-8 petaloid stamens. Mid-season blooming type, showing peak in mid-August. Branches upright up to 80cm high a year." (Korea) Photo

Mugunghwa: "Single, flowers spreading like dishes. White flower with red center and long radiate vein. Medium flowers up to 9cm across. Mid-season blooming type. Branches upright. It means 'new radiation'." (Korea) Photo

Chollipo: no description given