page_title: Rose of Sharon
section_title: Modern usage
hierarchical_section_title: Rose of Sharon / Modern usage
caption_attribution_description: English: Photographed in the Albuquerque Old Town section of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Plant located on Rio Grande Blvd just north of Central on the east side of the road on the north side of the alley between Central and S. Plaza Street.
context_page_description: Rose of Sharon is a common name that has been applied to several different species of flowering plants that are valued in different parts of the world. It is also a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is unclear and is disputed among biblical scholars. In neither case does it refer to actual roses, although one of the species it refers to in modern usage is a member of Rosaceae. The deciduous flowering shrub known as the rose of Sharon is a member of the mallow family which is distinct from the family Rosaceae. The name's colloquial application has been used as an example of the lack of precision of common names, which can potentially cause confusion. "Rose of Sharon" has become a frequently used catch phrase in poetry and lyrics.
context_section_description: The name "rose of Sharon" is also commonly applied to several plants, all originating outside the Levant and not likely to have been the plant from the Bible:
  Hypericum calycinum (also called Aaron's beard due to its net-veined underside and numerous yellow stamens), an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia
  Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and the national flower of South Korea (also known as "Mugunghwa")
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (var. 'Vulcan')
  The term is also applied to varieties of iris, Malus domestica and Paeonia lactiflora.
caption: Hibiscus syriacus
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