moscheutos

Updated: May 17, 2025

Cockerell, I observed that both forms had a subvariety with brownish foliage, and, besides this, one of a pure green. Possibly this species, too, is still in a mutable condition. Perhaps the same may be asserted concerning the beautiful shrub, Hibiscus Moscheutos, observed in quite a number of divergent types by John W. Harshberger.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation