Cotton Rose🌺

A deciduous shrub in the mallow family. The species name 'mutabilis' means 'changeable'; the double cultivar 'Sui-fuyou' opens white in the morning, turns pink by noon, and red by evening. Since 'fuyou' can also refer poetically to lotus, this plant is sometimes called 'moku-fuyou' (woody fuyou) for clarity.

Identification Points

• ✓Large 5-petaled flowers that shift color through the day (in 'Sui-fuyou')
• ✓Large, shallowly 3–5 lobed leaves
• ✓Stellate hairs on stems, leaves, and calyx

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Phylogenetic Positionアオイ科 →