Rose of Sharon
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Rose of Sharon is a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is unclear and is disputed among biblical scholars. It has become a common name for several species of flowering p
One plant commonly called "rose of Sharon" in the US is Hibiscus syriacus, here seen in bloom.
Hypericum calycinum
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus double bloom
Pancratium maritimum
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Pancratium maritimum, or sea daffodil, is a species of bulbous plant native to both sides of the Mediterranean region and the Black Sea, from the Canary Islands, Portugal, Morocco, and Cyprus, and eas
Rose of Sharon
…understood as meaning either 'pungent' or 'splendid' (The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon). A possible interpretation for the biblical reference is Pancratium maritimum, which blooms in the late summer just above the high-tide mark. The modern Hebrew name for this flower is חבצלת or חבצלת החוף (ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ or ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ…
Pacratium maritimum Paestum
Group of flowers on the Sardinian coast
Pancratium maritimum cluster with seed pods in Corfu.