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  2. Hibiscus syriacus - Wikipedia

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    Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu' Hibiscus syriacus has 5-petaled flowers (to 7.5 cm or 3 inches diameter) [16] in solid colors of white, red, purple, mauve, violet, or blue, or bicolors with a different colored throat, depending upon the cultivar. Extending from the base of these five petals is the pistil at the center, with the stamen around it.

  3. Emblem of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, mugunghwa). The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.

  4. National symbols of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Government Seal of South Korea: National motto: 홍익인간 (弘益人間) "Benefit broadly in the human world / Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity" National tree: Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) Korean red pine: National flower: Mugunghwa (Hibiscus syriacus) Hibiscus syriacus: National bird: Korean magpie (Pica sericea) Korean magpie ...

  5. Rose of Sharon - Wikipedia

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    Hibiscus syriacus, the usual plant known by this name in North America. It is a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and the national flower of South Korea (also known as "Mugunghwa" [13] and "Althaea"). [14] [15] Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (var. 'Vulcan'), the national flower of Malaysia.

  6. 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea - Wikipedia

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    Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is the national flower of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and has historical implications in the term Geunyeok (근역, 槿域). Territorial and natural symbols (19 types) Territories (6 types) 3 Dokdo (독도)

  7. List of national flowers - Wikipedia

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    The national flower of South Korea is Hibiscus syriacus. [30] Known in South Korea as mugunghwa (Korean: 무궁화), the flower's symbolism relates to the Korean word mugung, which means "eternity" or "inexhaustible abundance". [31]

  8. List of national trees - Wikipedia

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    South Korea: Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora: Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora" Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan ironwood: Mesua nagassarium Sweden: Ornäs birch: Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica' Tanzania: African blackwood: Dalbergia melanoxylon Thailand: Ratchaphruek: Cassia fistula Ukraine: Viburnum, Willow: Viburnum, Salix [66] United Arab ...

  9. List of South Korean flags - Wikipedia

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    Two phoenixes over a golden Hibiscus syriacus: 2022–present Flag of the Presidential Office: Insignia of the Presidential Office with wordmark in Korean 대한민국 대통령실 ("Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea") 1988–present Standard of the prime minister: Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in white symbolic Hibiscus syriacus ...