Closing Bell: Late Bloomers
Hey, the Christmas decorations may already be up around the borough, but as far as mother nature is concerned, it’s still summer. Hydrangeas, roses, and even this…this..this unnamed flower sported blooms on 8th Street in the Slope. Bonus points for those who can identify it.
Hey, the Christmas decorations may already be up around the borough, but as far as mother nature is concerned, it’s still summer. Hydrangeas, roses, and even this…this..this unnamed flower sported blooms on 8th Street in the Slope. Bonus points for those who can identify it.
It does have a bit of the look of those beautiful Jamaica flowers, I don’t think it’s clematis, Hmm, not Rose of Sharon – don’t they have that Pistilly thing. Hmmm, going to get my flower book…
“A class trip to the Philippines” Didn’t know such a thing existed.
I knew a guy that caught Clematis vine in high school after a class trip to the Philippines. A couple of shots of penicillin and it cleared right up.
is it Clematis vine?
Nope. Rose hips are almost fruit like and are used primarily as a source of Vitamin C. The jamaica tea is made from petals and is definitely from the hibiscus family. I have some here. Google them both.
i believe the “jamaica” tea you speak of is called rosa de jamaica, and it’s made from rose hips like those found on rosa rugosa. but i think the flower in the picture might be hibiscus.
I just pulled my tomatoes out and harvested all my peppers today. Still have the cippolini onions in the ground and still getting lettuce.
I think brooklynschool is right.
Rose of sharon is a hardy hibiscus. Jamaica is made from a non-hardy hibiscus. I still have tomatoes on my roof. No hard frost yet.