Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Rose of Sharon

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Rose of Sharon

I'm told this lovely flower is called a Rose of Sharon, a type of althea. This bush blooms near the goldfish on the grounds of Sturdivant Hall.

2 comments:

Halcyon said...: Whatever you call it, it's very pretty!; September 9, 2009 at 8:36 AM
marley said...: What a wonderfully delicate bloom.; September 9, 2009 at 7:02 PM

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Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.