'/> Fascinating Flowers: 10 Exotic Hibiscus in Different Colors

Saturday, August 22, 2015

10 Exotic Hibiscus in Different Colors

Hibiscus are large shrubs or small trees that produce huge, colorful, trumpet-shaped flowers over a long season. The genus comprises several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Hibiscus comes in a variety of colours. Below are some species in each particular colour.

White Hibiscus

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Rose Of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) 'Jeanne D'Arc' - frilly pure snowy white double flowers in abundance from midsummer through autumn. The flowers are large and attractive, with numerous white petals that form a full, peony-like bloom.

Yellow Hibiscus

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Yellow Hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) is an endangered flowering shrub native to the Hawaiian islands. Hawaii's state flower, this rare hibiscus is called Ma'o hau hele by Hawaiian natives. The large flowers are 10.16 - 15.24 cm (4 - 6 in) in diameter. The flowers are creamy yellow, with varying amounts of red or maroon in the center, and form singly or in small clusters at the ends of the branches. Blooms in spring through early summer.

Red Hibiscus

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Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree native to East Asia. The species is also called by other names including China Rose, Tropical Hibiscus, Hawaiian Hibiscus,and Shoeblackplant. The plant bears 5-petaled brilliant solid red flowers with prominent orange-tipped red anthers. Blooms in summer and autumn.

Orange Hibiscus

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Only tropical hibiscus blooms in shades of orange as well as producing double blooms. The Queen-of-the-tropics (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) 'Montego Wind' is a perfect example of orange hibiscus. This tropical hibiscus variety originates from southern China. It bears large, disc-shaped blooms that are orange with a lighter pink band around the dark pink center. In the center of each bold bloom is a bottlebrush of yellow anthers topped with a five-parted, spider-like stigma.

Pink Hibiscus

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The 'Pink Swirl' variety of hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) is a prolific producer of large, saucer-shaped flowers that appear in mid summer and continue until frost. The blooms literally swirl open to reveal five silky, white petals with strokes of pink around a deep red eye.

Blue-Purple Hibiscus

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The Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Satin' is a variety of hybrid Rose of Sharon. It grows mainly as a Perennial plant and tends to bloom in July to October. It produces showy flowers in rich blue with purple throat.

Brown Hibiscus

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The Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) 'Tahitian Sophistication' is a perennial bush that is attractive, well branched, and upright. It produces unusual hibiscus flowers on deep brown, red, and golden bloom. The flower has heavy texture and prominent tufts sometimes giving it the appearance of a double. It blooms year round.

Multi-Colored Hibiscus

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The Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) 'Fiery Furnace' is a tropical (exotic/woody) hibiscus. The plant produces a 17.75-20.32 cm (7-8 in) brown, heavily textured and ruffled flower with a wide orange border; a small, dark red eye, and silver rays. Flower Time: Year Round

20 comments:

  1. The red hibiscus looks like a Gumamela for me :) I would love to have this different flowers in our front or backyard. I can look at them the whole day .

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  2. Beautiful flowers! Although I'm bad at remembering scientific names, I'm glad you shared this. The Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) looks like a galaxy. <3

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  3. Hibiscus is one of my favorite flower. So beautiful to look at!

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  4. Are they Gumamelas? They look like Gumamelas, heehee, but I'm only familiar with the red one.

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  5. I didn't know that there are many different colors of Hibiscus. I love the orange one the most!

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  6. Hmmm. I never knew there are hibiscus in other colors aside from yellow. They look cute. :)

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  7. Some of the Hibiscus looks like our own Gumamela. I'm not really that quite familiar with this specific kind of flower, I'm more into tulips and some roses. I know that Hibiscus is used in gourmet cooking though, a Hibiscus extract. :)

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  8. I had a Hibiscus phase several years ago when I was working on a beach project. Their colors are vibrant and could easily brighten any dull day. The orange hibiscus is my favorite - it's not a usual color, same as the blue-purple hibiscus.

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  9. Before my grandmother passed away she had a lot of Hibiscus flowers in her garden area. They were her favorite. Beautiful pictures

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  10. It would be great to have a garden full of different colored hibiscus. It can make me feel relaxed just by looking at them. :)

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  11. I've seen some of the colors but I've never seen blue yet. It looks really cool. I love the flowers. They are all beautiful.

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  12. I love the White, Red, and Blue-Purple Hibiscus. These look perfect for a special event like Valentines or even Weddings. Beautiful!

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  13. I was going to say the Pink Hibiscus is beautiful when I saw the Multi-Colour Hibiscus! Oh gosh, the beautiful radiance...

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  14. The hibiscus is a really colorful flower. I like the multicolored one the most.

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  15. Wow I really like the multi coloured one in the last picture. The thing about hibiscus though, they do not last long once cut!

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  16. The gumamela is a very underrated flower. We all know it from our elementary and high school science class. It really has its own charm and beauty. There are so many kinds and colors as we see here.

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  17. These are really beautiful hibiscus, I have seen the red and white ones. But the Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is the one I love most.

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  18. Isn't gumamela the local name for Hibiscus in our country? Anyway, I have seen the colorful ones here in the Philippines and some parts of Papua New Guinea though this is my first time to see a white one looking like that. It's pretty cute! Great decor for weddings too!

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  19. Those are variations of "gumamela" right??? Looks really the same juat diff in color

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