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Serene Gardens: creating Japanese design and detail in the western garden
Kawaguchi Yoko
[JGarden Bibliography]
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Japanese Garden Plants
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This is where to find details on plants. We don't have
a lot of images, but we'll be providing articles and details as we are able. If you have
materials to contribute or gaps to fill in, please let us know.
| Japanese Name: | mukuge, hachisu | | English Name: | Althea; Rose of Sharon | | Latin Name: | Hibiscus syriacus | | Family: | | | Sub Type: | | | Native Habitat: | native of China | | Light: | | | Soil: | sunny, well-drained | | Flower Color: | white, pink or light purple | | Bloom Time: | August to September | | Width: | | | Height: | up to 4 meters | | Uses: | | | Last Updated: | 8/5/2002 | | Details: | Deciduous shrub with ovate leaves and white, pink or light purple flowers. Grows best in sunny weel-drained location. It is resistant to both cold and pruning (including topiary) and transplants well. The plant is not commonly used in Japanese gardens, though it might occasionally appear near a building or in a garden corner. The fibers from the bark are traditionally used in paper-making and other parts of the plant have medicinal uses.
Kitamura, Fumio and Ishizu Yurio. Garden Plants in Japan. Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1963, p. 162.
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