I have this small row of five Hibiscus syriacus shrubs, and one of them has been growing funny the past two years. It doesn’t grow much, and its leaves and flowers are unusually small. It looks a little pale compared to its neighbors, too. Here are some photos:

See how short it is compared to the others above. But it has lots of flowerbuds, and although the leaves are slightly dull, it’s not that bad in terms of color. Doesn’t look cholorotic to me.

But see how the leaves are so much smaller than the normal leaf from the neighboring shrub? And the flowers are much smaller, too. The flowers look the same, just miniature, so I think it’s not a different variety of Hibiscus.

Anyway, I’m posting something about this on GardenWeb.com to see what answers I can find.