I bought a couple of small plants this weekend and the leaves look like a maple tree. I'm glad I didn't start them from seeds because I probably would have torn them out!

My CF bloomed every spring and every fall. Always covered in white fly. wood is very soft and breaks easily so here on the coast, always broken limbs. It is a short-lived, small tree. Maximum height 10-12`. Full sun, easy from seeds or cuttings. Can be cut back to ground as desired. Starts white ends up pink, white, pink and double varieties available. Also prone to mealy bugs and root rot. Hybrids less hardy. NOT salt tolerant! Lost to Ike. Rose of Sharon, much smaller, longer lived, shorter. Easy from cuttings or seeds. In the south prefers more shade, even full shade but will thrive and bloom in full sun if enough water. Full sun in the north, they live in Delaware. More choices in colors, red, pink, white, purple, w/eye, double varieties. Mealy bugs can be a problem. Tally HO!

Luckily this one wasn't too tricky but for future reference it is really useful to have pix of leaves and of the whole plant. Do come back if you have more mysteries.

Hi Vapor, I really can't tell if these stippled Buck roses will do well in general, since everyone's sense of being in a humid area differs greatly. Without knowing the relative humidity, as measured on a hygrometer, I find it next to impossible to translate how well a rose performs from one humid area to another. ProfessorRoush reported in his blog that That's Incredible and Gee Whiz did well for his Kansas garden. So that's positive points for those two rose. But like I mentioned in my reply to Stephanie, in the past, I have noticed roses that have done well in his KS garden performed poorly in mine. Iobelle was reported with 0% spotting in June in his blog. But it consistently defoliated almost completely in my garden that I SP'd it after 3 years. The lack of translatability could be from differences in humidity, or from the possibility that we have different BS strains altogether. So the only way to know is for me to actually give the roses a try. So there is another couple of roses for my list for next spring :-D!