Hibiscus paramutabilis x syriacus 'Tosca' Open House There is a genuine botanical

There is a genuine botanical curiosity folded into this plant

From the warm lower slopes of the Himalayas

dry ground that would defeat showier trees

The differences in flavor and color come from the timing of the harvest and the way the leaves are handled afterward: green tea from the youngest leaves

A graceful native onion

Hibiscus paramutabilis x syriacus 'Tosca' Open House There is a genuine botanical'Tosca' is the offspring of a rare and deliberate cross, a marriage of Hibiscus paramutabilis, the regal, large flowered species of southeastern China, with Hibiscus syriacus, the familiar Rose of Sharon of countless summer gardens. From that union comes a woody shrub that carries the best of both parents: the scale and drama of the Chinese species and the toughness and reliability of the old dooryard favorite. The flowers are the reason to grow