'Lohengrin’, a unique hybrid of Hibiscus syriacus, an Asian species and Hibiscus mutabilis, a species from the southern U.S., has proven to be very hardy in the Chicago area. It has broad white petals and a red-violet eye, with a long white staminal column. It combines the woody habit of rose-of-Sharon with large flowers of mutabilis. These shrubs, with three-lobed leaves, will reach 8’ tall and require full sun for a long bloom period. Our original plant started as a cutting from Winterthur Gardens in Delaware in 1999, and was displayed in the old Pullman Garden. Cuttings were taken and now one is south of parking lot 5.