Is this a Hibiscus

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  1. aniwrbuks

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    Growing in a yard in Guntersville Alabama I saw a wonderful bush with fluffy pink flowers. The bush and flowers were quite large. Traveling on through in Richland, Ga. near Columbus, I saw another group of them at a restaurant. The owner told me they were called "Cherokee Rose" and that some started out pink and turned white, others were vice versa. I asked if they were a type of hibiscus since I knew they were not a rose variety and were not what I know as Cherokee Rose. They had a leaf sort of like a maple and were velvety in texture. He gave me some cuttings and I am starting them in my Florida home.
    Can any one help me with the identification and the zones where they will survive? I have never noticed them in Middle Tennessee where I live in the summer. I really like this plant.
     
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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Try "Confederate rose."
     
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    The "Confederate Rose" when researched is listed as a true rose, white in color with many thorns. I guess I wanted to know if there is a perennial hibicus that is also called by that name.
     
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