Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Common name: Tropical hibiscus
Leaf
Pattern – alternate
Shape – ovate
Margin – entire, crenate
Length – 4 to 6 inches
Family: Malvaceae
Fruit
Flower
Bisexual, five petals
with a protruding
style and stigma.
A capsule.
Inflorescence
Solitary
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tropical hibiscus is a large
shrub or small tree.
It is tender and must be
protected during the winter.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Large flowers are produced
from the leaf axils.
The upper style is branched
into five red stigmatic
surfaces.
The stamens are yellow and
encircle the style just below
the stigma.
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Individual flowers are short
lived but they are produced in
abundance.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Sepals
The fruit is a capsule
surrounded by fused sepals.
Epicalyx
Hibiscus also has an epicalyx
below the sepals.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Flower color varies from white, orange, pink, red or yellow.
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Some cultivars have large
flowers and a dark
central eye.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
‘Fifth Dimension’ has a bright orange-yellow flower and contrasting eye.
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Semi-double flowers have most of the stamens converted to petals.
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Fully double flowers have all the stamens replaced by petals.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
‘El Capitolio’ has a unique
double flower with ruffled
petals at the tip of the
elongated style .
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