Description
Hibiscus (scientific name: Hibiscus syriacus Linn.): Deciduous shrub, 3-4 meters high, with small branches densely covered with yellow stellate hairs. The leaves are rhomboid to triangular-ovate, 3-10 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, with different depths of 3-lobed or undivided, blunt apex, wedge-shaped base, irregular teeth on the edge, and micro-hair or underside along the veins Nearly hairless. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils of the branch ends, the calyx is bell-shaped, 14-20 mm long, densely covered with stellate short hairs, lobes 5, triangles; the colors of the flowers are pure white, pale pink, lavender, purple, etc., and the shape of the flower is bell-shaped There are several types of single valve, double valve and double valve. The outside is sparsely cilia and stellate pilose. The capsule is ovoid, about 12 mm in diameter, densely covered with yellow stellate villi; the seeds are kidney-shaped, and the back is covered with yellow-white pilose. Flowering from July to October.
Hibiscus is a shrub flower that is very common in gardens. It is native to various provinces in central China and is cultivated everywhere. It can be used as a hedgerow hedge in the garden, both solitary planting and clump planting. Hibiscus seeds are used as medicine, and they are called "Chaotianzi". Hibiscus is the national flower of Korea and Malaysia.
