The beautiful hibiscus flower
Hibiscus plants have beautiful flowers; they grow in many different species; mainly in tropical and subtropical countries.
Hibiscus have large colorful flowers , which can be white, yellow, red, orange, purple, pink or blue.
Some varieties have double flowers.
The hibiscus flower is the national flower of Malaysia and Hawaii.
The hibiscus plant likes open sunny places and prefers sandy soil. For clayey soils add a high amount (about 50%) of compost or other well-rotted organic matter to the planting hole .
The hibiscus grows and flowers almost the whole year in tropical and subtropical countries.
In warm regions, the hibiscus can be used for flowering hedges, which grow up to 6 feet high ( 1.8 m ) or more.
As single shrubs, some varieties can grow up to 15 feet high ( 4.6 m ) or more.
Picture 1 and 2: Hibiscusflower.
The flowers shown are about 3 inches in diameter ( about 7.5 cm ).
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