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[3] [4] [5] Common names include the rose of Sharon, [6] (especially in North America), Syrian ketmia, [7] shrub althea [8] (or simply althea [9] [10]), and rose mallow (in the United Kingdom). It is the national flower of South Korea and is mentioned in the South Korean national anthem .
Rose of Sharon (in Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) 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 plants that are valued in different parts of the world.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( August 2008 ) Geranium maculatum , an Indiana native, is a relative of the common bedding geranium ( Pelargonium × hortorum ).
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In North America the name Rose of Sharon is applied to a species in a different order, Hibiscus syriacus. The common name of St. John's wort, which is used to describe plants of the entire genus, [ 9 ] arose from the old tradition of Hypericum plants being burned on the eve of St. John's Day, to stave off evil spirits.
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