A New Hibiscus syriacus Dwarf Cultivar, “Soyang” which has Reddish Pink Flower with Red Eye Spot

‘Soyang’ was selected in Chuncheon, Kangwon province in 1997 and its open pollinated progenies were proliferated at the Korea Forest Research Institute in Suwon, Kyungkido. The progenies were managed with transplanting each year and 5 to 6 times of weeding. Leaves, flowers, branches, growth characteristics on selected trees were investigated. Results from the investigation of morphological characteristics showed that Soyang has Hongtanshim simple flower and open type of flower with funnel shape. The diameter of flower is 56.0mm and is very small compared with contrastive cultivar, ‘Yonggwang’. The petal is fully folded compared with the contrastive cultivar and its eye zone is slightly spread. Leaf shapes showed that leaf type is in oval shape, leaf length and leaf width are short 43.9mm and narrow 23.8mm. Shoulder width of leaf is very wide compared with contrastive cultivar. Thickness of leaf, gloss of leaf and density of branch are in the middle degree. Quantity of bloom is in normal condition and changes in number of flowers by the seasons are small. Soyang’s flowers are very small and multi-folded like carnation. So that flower is taken as an good ornament.