2-3-2014
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering
plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to
warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. They are commonly known as hibiscus and less
widely known as rose mallow. The genus
includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, as well as shrubs and
small trees. The generic name is derived
from the Greek word which was the name Pedanius Dioscorides gave to Althaea
officinalis.
At my childhood family
home, my mother planted several of these shrubs along the fence, each flower
was a different color, we had white, yellow, red, pink (various shades), blue, purple,
and some variegated variations, . My
favorite of the batch was the blue hibiscus.
This flower captured is really off of my next door neighbor’s plant, but
this one has shot up above the wall and leans over to my side.
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