Hibiscus syriacus

National Flower of Korea

Location: Copilot
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo
Location: Illust:Yuki @Kagiken (Science&Technology Inst.co.,Tokyo )
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo
Location: Kitanomaru National Garden
Location: Kitanomaru National Garden
Location: Kitanomaru National Garden
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo
Location: Makino botanical garden
Location: East Gardens of th Imperial Palace

Flower name
Hibiscus syriacus
Scientific name
Hibiscus syriacus
Aliasハチス, キハチス, 木槿, 槿
Place of originChina
Place of floweringGarden
Flowering seasonJune, July, August, September, October
Language of flowerspersuasion

What is Hibiscus syriacus

Birth flowers for Feb 22, May 21

The birth flower for May 21 is Mukuge.
A drop of flowers and poetry, one each day. From Kagiken's Flower Guide, we deliver words that bloom softly in your heart.
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry), Copilot(Illustration), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken.

Mukuge
Mukuge), Illustration by Copilot

Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem.
Aqua is a water spirit.

When you're such a serious person, things can get tough sometimes, right? When that happens, why not try making a cute friend like Shizuku in your heart? ☺

💧Shizuku Poem of Mukuge:“On Days When Mornings Feel Heavy”

by Aqua

On days when mornings feel heavy,
try spreading your heart wide
like the petals of a mukuge flower.
And right in the center,
gently place a friend
who believes in you.

Mukuge

Mukuge or Hibiscus syriacus（scientific name:Hibiscus syriacus) is a cold- and heat-resistant deciduous shrub of the family Malvaceae, native to China. Also known as Korea's national flower.
A long day from early summer to autumn, one flower of a large flower blooms from day to day.
There is a spider (scientific name: Hibiscus mutabilis) in the same genus.
Both H. syriacus and H. mutabilis Hibiscus .
H. mutabilis is similar to H. syriacus, but the leaf shape is different as follows.

H. mutabilis - The leaf shape is oval or oval, with rough serrated edges. The round roots of the leaves, the floral pattern is short, and the flowering period is from June to October.
H. syriacus - The leaf shape is oval or oval, with rough serrated edges. The round roots of the leaves, the floral pattern is short, and the flowering period is from June to October.

common name: Mukuge or Hibiscus syriacus,
scientific name: Hibiscus syriacus,
National Flower:Korea,aka: Rose-of-Sharon, mugungwha,
origin: China, tree height: 300-400 cm,
flower diameter: 8-10 cm, flowering time: June - October, flower color: purple, white, flower-red, flowers to: single bloom, half-double, double,
leaves diameter: 4-10 cm, leaves: alternate, leaf shape: oval with rough saw blades on the leaf edge.

Hibiscus syriacus
Mukuge。