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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower is pictured in Silver Spring, Maryland, on May 28, 2012. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as the Chinese hibiscus, China rose and shoe flower, is an evergreen flowering shrub native to East Asia. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics.
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