chris1948 said:I must have looked at something different on Google then. I didn't look at all the photos.
No, you where probably looking at the correct photos. Most Rose of Sharon don't have wide spread petals but they can be variable. Since they are hybrids growing them from seeds will give even more diversity to there appearance.
Here's one I photographed that has wide spread petals. This one even has a twisted kind of swirl look to it.
