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MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus acetosella", "acetosella.jpg", "Hibiscus acetosella", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Duration: 1 day in warmer months
Texture: Delicate
Growth Habits: Annual/perennial
Height & Width: 4' to 5' / 1.20m to 1.60m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed easily
Comments: Young leaves look/taste good in salads
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: The burgundy foliage is a feature of this plant.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus aculeatus", "aculeatus.jpg", "Hibiscus aculeatus", "Section_Furcaria", "Common name: Comfortroot
Flowers: white with a red center, fading to yellow and pink, 4 1/2'' (10 cm)
Habitat: Moist sites
Growth Habit: Forb/herb; perennial
Height: 2 to 4 ft (0.6 - 1.3m)
U.S. Native
Image: © Larry Allain @USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Misc: flowers in warmer months.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus arnottianus: Hawaii, includes Hibiscus immaculatus and Hibiscus punaluuensis", "Arnottianus.jpg", "Hibiscus arnottianus", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flower Size: 3-4'' /80-100 mm
Duration: 2 days fragrant bloom
Habitat: Hawaiian Islands
Growth Habits: Small tree or shrub
Height & Width: 10-25' /3-8 m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed easily
Photo Credit: G.D. Carr
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Hawaiian Endemic.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus 'Barambah Creek'", "Barambah_Creek.jpg", "Hibiscus 'Barambah Creek'", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 5'' /13 cm
Duration: 1 day in spring
Growth Habits: Medium shrub
Height & Width: 9-12' x 6-9' /3 - 4m x 2 - 3m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: The grey foliage makes this a good feature plant.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus bifurcatus", "Bifurcatus.jpg", "Hibiscus bifurcatus", "Section_Furcaria", "Growth Habits: a pink-flowered perennial shrub from Central and South America
Height: 2 m / 6'
Photo Credit: Olga Martha Montiel
Misc: Common name: Forkleaf rosemallow.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus boryanus", "Boryanus.jpg", "Hibiscus boryanus", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flowers: 6cm; red orange, deep red or pink with a purple centre
Habitat: some moisture always present in soil
Growth Habits: a small tree
Height: 8 m
Photo Credit: Richard Johnson
Misc: endemic to Mauritius and Reunion Island; rare; compatible with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus brackenridgeii", "Brackenridgei.jpg", "Hibiscus brackenridgeii", "Section_Furcaria", "Duration: Flowers twice a year; each time for about 2 months
Habitat: dry forests
Growth Habits: shrub or small tree
Height: shrub 3 metres/10 ft; tree 5-10m /15'-30'
Photo Credit: G.D. Carr
Misc: Hawaii's official state flower; Hawaiian Endemic; listed as endangered.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus calyphyllus", "Calyphyllus.jpg", "Hibiscus calyphyllus", "Section_Calyphylli", "Flower Size: 5-6'' /130-150 mm
Duration: 1 day during Warmer months
Habitat: Tropical Africa
Growth Habits: Perennial herb
Height & Width: 6'x5' /2mx1.5m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed easily
Photo Credit:Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Prolific over long period. May become invasive.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus cameronii", "cameronii.jpg", "Hibiscus cameronii", "Section_unknown", "Flower Size: 7.5-10 cm (3-4'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: endemic to Madagascar
Growth Habits: attractive free-flowering shrub
Height: 1-2 m (3-6')
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: suitable for warmer areas only.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus cardiophyllus (Hibiscus martianus)", "cardiophyllus.jpg", "Hibiscus cardiophyllus", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: 2 - 3 '' (5-7.5 cm)
Habitat: will grow in dappled shade to full sun; very drought tolerant
Growth Habits: perennial; needs good drainage
Height & Width: to 3' x 2' (1 m x 0.6m)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed
Photo Credit: Kristin Yanker-Hansen
Misc: native to Texas, USA; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds; common name is heartleaf hibiscus.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus chitra", "Chitra.jpg", "Hibiscus chitra", "Section_unknown", "Photo Credit: Texas A&M University")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus clayii", "Clayii.jpg", "Hibiscus clayii", "Section_unknown", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Duration: 1 Day
Habitat: dry or wet areas on mountains
Growth Habits: Shrubs to trees, Average/Upright - Own root
Height: 4-8 m (12' - 24')
Seed / Pollen: ?/Yes
Photo Credit: Jean-Francois Giraud © 2002
Info Provided By: Jean-Francois Giraud
Misc: listed as endangered")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus coccineus", "Coccineus.jpg", "Hibiscus coccineus", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Flower Size: 6-8'' /150-200 mm
Duration: Summer & Autumn
Habitat: Sun, well drained soil
Growth Habits: Erect, herbaceous perennial
Height & Width: 6' /1.8 m
Seed / Pollen: Yes/Yes
Photo Credit: Jean-Francois Giraud © 2002
Info Provided By: Richard Johnson
Misc: Coastal swamps of Florida and Georgia. Also know as the Texas Star.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus denisonii", "Denisonii.jpg", "Hibiscus denisonii", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flower Size: 5-6'' /130-150 mm
Duration: 1 Day
Growth Habits: Bushy - Own root
Seed / Pollen: Yes/Yes
Parents: Species
Hybridizer: Unknown Fiji
Photo Credit: Jean-Francois Giraud © 2002
Misc: This species has been crossed with Hibiscus arnottianus.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus denudatus Benth", "denudatus.jpg", "Hibiscus denudatus", "Section_Unknown", "Common name: Paleface
Flowers: lavender to pink to white (center is deeper pink) to 1.5'' (4 cm)
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Shrub; perennial
Height: to 3' (1 m)
U.S. Native
Image: © W.L. Wagner @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Misc: Flowers in warm season; full sun, little water.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus divaricatus", "Divaricatus.jpg", "Hibiscus divaricatus", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 6'' /150 mm
Duration: 1 day during warmer months
Habitat: Sunny, well drained
Growth Habits:Large Shrub
Height & Width: 16'x 6.5-13' /5m x 2 - 4m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Australian endemic Name.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus diversifolius", "Diversifolius.jpg", "Hibiscus diversifolius", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Duration: 1 day during warmer months
Habitat: Usually near water
Growth Habits: Spreading or sprawling
Height & Width:6.5x10' /2x3m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Excellent free flowering ornamental")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus fragilis", "Fragilis.jpg", "Hibiscus fragilis", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Habitat: dryish positions in mountainous areas
Growth Habits: evergreen shrub
Photo Credit: C. Noble
Misc: critically endangered, unique to the island of Mauritius; long-term maintenance in botanic gardens is problematic because the species crosses readily with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus fryxellii", "fryxellii.jpg", "Hibiscus fryxellii", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size:10-14 cm (4-51/2'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: Sandstone hills, rises & outcrops
Growth Habits: erect, prickly shrub
Height: 1-3m (3-9')
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Harvey
Misc: there appears to be two varieties; the typical variety occurs mainly in the southern Kimberley regions of Western Australia.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus heterophyllus 'Rosie'", "heterophyllusr.jpg", "Hibiscus heterophyllus 'Rosie'", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 4-8'' /100-200 mm
Duration: 1 day during warmer months
Habitat: Moist habitats, edge of rainforest
Growth Habits: Medium to tall shrub
Height & Width: 3-18'x6-12' /1 - 6m x 2-4m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: This form was selected for the colour and size of its blooms.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus heterophyllus 'White'", "B.jpg", "Hibiscus heterophyllus 'White'", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 4-8'' /100-200 mm
Duration: 1 day during warmer months
Habitat: Moist habitats, edge of rainforest
Growth Habits: Medium to tall shrub
Height & Width: 3-18'x6-12' /1 - 6m x 2-4m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Flowers can be used to make tasty drinks, jam, syrup")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus heterophyllus 'Yellow'", "heterophyllusy.jpg", "Hibiscus heterophyllus 'Yellow'", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 4-8'' /100-200 mm
Duration: 1 day during warmer months
Habitat: Moist habitats, edge of rainforest
Growth Habits: Medium to tall shrub
Height & Width: 3-18'x6-12' /1 - 6m x 2-4m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Hibiscus heterophyllus is white in the southern part of its range and yellow in the northern area; Hibiscus heterophyllus (yellow form) has been crossed with Hibiscus splendens (pink flower) and produced 'Wirruna', an apricot coloured bloom.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus hirtus orange", "hirtus_orange.jpg", "Hibiscus hirtus orange", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: 2 cm (3/4'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: from India
Growth Habits: perennial shrub
Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: seeds are 'cottony'; easily grown from seed.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus hirtus red", "hirtus_red.jpg", "Hibiscus hirtus red", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: 2 cm (3/4'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: from India
Growth Habits: perennial shrub
Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: seeds are 'cottony'; easily grown from seed.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus hirtus white", "hirtus_white.jpg", "Hibiscus hirtus white", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: 2 cm (3/4'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: from India
Growth Habits: perennial shrub
Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: seeds are 'cottony'; easily grown from seed.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus insularis", "Insularis.jpg", "Hibiscus insularis", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size:2.5-3.5'''/60-90 mm
Duration: 2 days during warmer months
Habitat: Good in coastal areas
Growth Habits: Dense, bushy shrub
Height & Width: 12'x12'/4x4m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: D. Greig © ANBG
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Endemic to Phillip island; blooms are lemon and turn to mauve")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus kokio: Hawaii", "Kokio.jpg", "Hibiscus kokio", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Habitat: elevated forest
Growth Habits: shrubs to small trees
Height & Width: (1-)3-7 m / (3')9-21'
Seed / Pollen:
Photo Credit: C.H. Lamoureaux
Misc: Hawaiian Endemic; some of the more striking forms are cultivated and have been used in breeding cultivars of H. rosa-sinensis ")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus laevis", "Laevis.jpg", "Hibiscus laevis", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Flower Size: 4 to 6 '' (10-15 cm)
Habitat: perennial; wet-land plants of eastern USA
Growth Habits: grows back from a rootstock each year
Height: 3-5' (1-1.6m)
Seed / Pollen: yes
Photo Credit: E. Denison
Misc: can be harvested for edible flowers and pigments, seed and seed oils and for fibre; common name is halberdleaf rosemallow; also known as Hibiscus militaris.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus lasiocarpos", "Lasiocarpos.jpg", "Hibiscus lasiocarpos", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Flower Size: 4-6'' (10-15 cm)
Habitat: wetland species from Southern United States
Growth Habits: vigorous, erect, often woody-based perennial
Height & Width: 3 to 7 feet x 2 to 3 feet
Seed / Pollen: Yes
Photo Credit: E. Denison
Misc: endangered.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus liliiflorus", "Liliiflorus.jpg", "Hibiscus liliiflorus", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flowers: showy, orange-coloured
Habitat: from Mauritius and Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean
Growth Habits: small tree
Height: 10 m
Misc: now protected; extinct in La Réunion; vulnerable in the Rodrigues island; Kew's horticulturists are propagating this species.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus ludwigii", "ludwigii.jpg", "Hibiscus ludwigii", "Section_Calyphylli", "Flowers: yellow with a chocolate-coloured centre; blooms shaped like bells.
Habitat: from South Africa; likes full sun.
Growth Habits: dense shrub
Height: 3 m (9')
Seed / Pollen: Yes
Photo Credit: Ursula Lengdobler
Misc: common name is 'Ludwig's Hibiscus'.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus meraukensis", "meraukensis.jpg", "Hibiscus meraukensis", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 6-10 cm /21/2-4''
Duration: one day
Habitat: Clay flats, floodplains, along creeks, sandstone rocks
Growth Habits: herb or shrub; annual
Height: 0.5–3 m /20''-9' x 0.3-0.8 m/1'-2'6''
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: flowers can be white, pink or mauve; from Merauk in Papua New Guinea and tropics of Australia.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus moscheutos disco belle white", "mw.jpg", "Hibiscus moscheutos disco belle white", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Flower Size: to 8'' (20 cm)
Duration: one day
Habitat: perennial wet-land plants
Growth Habits: grows back from a rootstock each year
Height & Width: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) x 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus moscheutos disco belle red", "mr.jpg", "Hibiscus moscheutos disco belle red", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Name: Hibiscus moscheutos 'Flower Size: to 8'' (20 cm)
Duration: one day
Habitat: perennial wet-land plants
Growth Habits: grows back from a rootstock each year
Height & Width: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) x 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus moscheutos", "moscheutos.jpg", "Hibiscus moscheutos", "Section_Muenchhusia", "Common name: Crimsoneyed rosemallow
Habitat: Wet open areas, marshes, swamps and shorelines of eastern USA
Growth Habit: herbaceous perennial
Height: 6 ft (2 m) x 4 ft (1.3m)
Flowers: up to 8'' (20 cm); white with a burgundy centre, sometimes pink
U.S. Native
Image: © Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS.1991
Misc: fast-growing; useful in wet areas; a range of cultivars available, including 'Disco Belle'.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus mutabilis", "mutabilis.jpg", "Hibiscus mutabilis", "Section_Venusti", "Flower Size: 4-6'' /100-150 mm
Duration: one day blooms in autumn
Habitat: Open sunny rich well drained
Growth Habits: Small tree
Height & Width: 15-18' /5-6m
Photo Credit: Damon Veach
Info provided by: Richard Johnson
Misc: Flowers may be single or double; they open white and during the day change to pink and/or red. Also know as the Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose, Rose of Sharon.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus normanii", "normanii.jpg", "Hibiscus normanii", "Section_Spatula", "Flower Size: 5-8 cm (2''-3 ¼'')
Duration: 1-2 days; change to pink as they age
Habitat: restricted to the tropics in Australia
Growth Habits: erect shrub
Height: to 1.5 m (5')
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: it was illustrated when Joseph Banks and his party collected specimens of it in 1770. Hibiscus panduriformis.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus panduriformis", "panduriformis.jpg", "Hibiscus panduriformis", "Section_Panduriformes", "Flower Size: 6-9 cm/2 1/2-3''
Habitat: Sandy loamy soils, clay. Along watercourses
Growth Habits: shrub; very fast growing
Height & Width: 0.6–2(–3) m high
Seed / Pollen: sets seed
Photo Credit: Photographer: Greig, D. ANBG Photo No.: a.12924
Misc: an Asian species which extends to Australia; flowers from autumn through to spring.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus paramutabilis", "paramutabilis.jpg", "Hibiscus paramutabilis", "Section_unknown", "Flower Size: 5'' (12.5 cm)
Duration: one to two days
Habitat: comes from China
Growth Habits: ever-blooming perennial shrub
Height & Width: 6' x 5' (2m x 1.6m)
Seed / Pollen: see below
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: as Hibiscus paramutabilis grows more vigorously than Hibiscus syriacus, crosses have been made between it and H.syriacus, with H. paramutabilis as the pollen parent.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus pedunculatus", "Pedunculatus.jpg", "Hibiscus pedunculatus", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: 2.5-3'' /60-80 mm
Duration: Warmer months
Habitat: Clearings or light shade
Growth Habits: Small shrub
Height &Width:3'x5'/1.1x1.5m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed easily
Photo Credit: M. Fagg © ANBG
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Mozambique, South Africa.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus pentaphyllus", "pentaphyllus.jpg", "Hibiscus pentaphyllus", "Section_Ketmia", "Flower Size: 6-8 cm (2 ½-3 ¼'')
Duration: one to two days, flowers age to deep pink
Habitat: along rivers and on floodplains
Growth Habits: erect annual shrub
Height: to 2 m (6')
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: 6-8 cm (2 ½-3 ¼'')
Misc: seed capsules are unusual; it occurs from southern and eastern Africa, India, and across northern Australia.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus perrieri var. rosa-madagascariensis", "Perriere_Var.jpg", "Hibiscus perriere Var.", "Section_unknown", "Photographer: A. Gentry
Copyright: MGB
Misc: This species comes from Madagascar.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus radiatus", "radiatus.jpg", "Hibiscus radiatus", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 10 cm (4'')
Duration: one day
Habitat: it is not known if it ever appears as a wild plant
Growth Habits: erect, branched, small shrub
Height: to 2 m (6')
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: believed to be Indian in origin; now widely cultivated; may escape from cultivation and become invasive.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Hawaiian Sunset')", "rosasinensis.jpg", "Hibiscus rosa-sinensis", "Section_Lilibiscus", "This is the commonly used name for the many thousands of complex hybrids derived from genetically compatible species within the Section Lilibiscus. Amateur hybridizing stretches back at least 180 years and today is carried on enthusiastically in many parts of the world. The contributing species came from places as far apart as the African East Coast and Hawaii in the Pacific.
Text: Geoff Harvey")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus sabdariffa", "sabdariffa.jpg", "Hibiscus sabdariffa", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 8 cm (3'')
Duration: one day, light yellow turning to pink
Habitat: tropical and subtropical areas
Growth Habits: biennial but better treated as an annual; erect
Height: culinary form to 1.5 m (5')
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: widely cultivated, mainly for the fleshy edible calyx which is used in drinks and jams; may escape from cultivation and become invasive.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus schizopetalus", "Schizopetalus.jpg", "Hibiscus schizopetalus", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Duration: 1 Day
Growth Habits: Very Tall/Upright - Own root
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Seed / Pollen: ?/Yes
Photo Credit: Jean-Francois Giraud © 2002
Info Provided By:Jean-Francois Giraud
Misc: Has been used as the pollen parent in crosses with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, e.g. Hibiscus 'Archerii'.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus sinosyriacus ", "sinosyriacus.jpg", "Hibiscus sinosyriacus ", "Section_Hibiscus", "Habitat: from temperate areas of China; cultivated elsewhere
Growth Habits: moderate rate of growth
Height & Width: 3m x 2m (9' x 6')
Photo Credit: J. F. Giraud
Misc: Hibiscus sinosyriacus has been found to be intermediate between H. paramutabilis and H. syriacus; however, it showed a higher similarity to H. paramutabilis.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus splendens", "Splendens.jpg", "Hibiscus splendens", "Section_Furcaria", "Flower Size: 5-6'' /130-150 mm
Duration: 1 day in warmer months
Habitat: Open forests
Growth Habits: Medium to tall shrub
Height & Width: 9-18 x 6-18' /3 - 6m x 2 - 6m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus storckii", "Storckii.jpg", "Hibiscus storckii", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flowers: light pink
Habitat: found on the Fijian Island of Taveuni
Growth Habits: low-growing shrub
Photo Credit: J. F. Giraud
Information: from Bob Rivers-Smith
Misc: endemic to Fiji, found by Dr Berthold Seemann, description published in 1865.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus sturtii", "sturtii.jpg", "Hibiscus sturtii", "Section_Bombicella", "Flower Size: to 6 cm/2 1/2''
Duration: one day
Habitat: rocky hills
Growth Habits: dwarf shrub; may die back to perennial rootstock
Height & Width: 0.3-1m x 2-5cm
Seed / Pollen: sets seed easily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: flowers are pink to purple, rarely white; an extremely variable species.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus syriacus 'Ardens'", "H_syriacus_Ardens.jpg", "Hibiscus syriacus 'Ardens'", "Section_Hibiscus", "Flower Size: 3-4'' /80-100 mm
Duration : 1-2 Days
Growth: Open spindly branches, and the flowers open all the way up the branch
Height & Width:About 10'/3 m
Seed/pollen: Self pollinating
Comments: Easily propagated from hardwood cuttings.
Photo Credit:Richard Johnson © 2002")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'", "syriacus_Diana.jpg", "Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'", "Section_Hibiscus", "Flower Size: 4'' / 10cm
Duration: flowers remain open at night
Growth Habits: large, multi-stemmed shrub; moderate growth rate
Height & Width: 8 -12 ' x 6 - 10 ' (2.5m -4m x 2m - 3m)
Seed / Pollen: sterile triploid that produces very few if any seed pods
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Misc: Grows in full sun to part shade.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon'", "H_syriacus_Lavender_Chiffon.jpg", "Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon'", "Section_Hibiscus", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Duration : 2-3 Days
Texture: Medium
Growth: Vigorous
Height & Width: 2-3m (6'-10') x 1-2m (3'-6')
Seed/pollen: Very difficult
Parents: Unknown x Unknown
Hybridizer: Notcutts Nurseries G.B
Photo Credit: J.F.Giraud © 2002")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'", "H_syriacus.jpg", "Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'", "Section_Hibiscus", "Flower Size: 4'' /100 mm
Height & Width: 8'-10' /2.5-3 m
Seed/pollen: ?/?
Comments: Known regionally under various names, prolific bloomer
Photo Credit: Damon Veach © 2002 ")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus syriacus", "Hibiscus_syriacus.jpg", "Hibiscus syriacus", "Section_Hibiscus", "It is a deciduous shrub that is perhaps best known for its cold hardiness. It needs protection until established. There are many named varieties available. The 4” (10 cm) summer flowers are showy, ranging from white to pink to red to lavender. They may have dark-coloured centres and can be single or double. Flowering is best in full sun. The leaves have serrated edges. It has been reported that the flowers and leaves are edible. This hibiscus is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant which provides colour over a long season.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus taiwanensis", "Taiwanensis.jpg", "Hibiscus taiwanensis", "Section_Venusti", "Flower Size: over 5'' (13cm) in autumn
Duration: flower colour changes from morning to evening
Habitat: low altitudes in Taiwan
Growth Habits: can grow rapidly; perennial
Height & Width: 6' x 7' / 2m x 2.3m
Photo Credit: Lani Santos (c) 2003
Misc: similar to Hibiscus mutabilis but with a denser and more compact habit.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus trionum Cultivated form", "trionumf.jpg", "Hibiscus trionum 'Fantasia' ", "Section_Trionum", "Flower Size: 2-2.5'' /50-60 mm
Duration: I day bloom in warmer months
Growth Habits: Erect herb
Height & Width: 1 ft/0.3m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: There are a number of named forms in cultivation, e.g. 'Sunny Day', 'Fantasia'. While these plants make good summer annuals in the garden, it must be noted that Hibiscus trionum is listed as a pest species.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus trionum var vesicarius", "trionum_var_vesicarius.jpg", "Hibiscus trionum var vesicarius", "Section_Trionum", "Flower Size: 2-2.5'' /50-60 mm
Duration: 1 day bloom in warmer months
Habitat: Clay soils
Growth Habits: straggling herb
Height & Width: 1.5' /0.6m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: G. Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: An annual; occurs in Australia; listed as a pest species.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus trionum", "Trionum.jpg", "Hibiscus trionum", "Section_Trionum", "Flower Size: 2-2.5'' /50-60 mm
Duration: I day (or less) bloom in warmer months
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Growth Habits: Erect or straggling herb
Height & Width: 1.5' /0.6m
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Hugh Wilson Texas A&M University
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: Cultivated forms are described as good summer annuals but listed as a pest species.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Hibiscus waimeae", "Waimeae.jpg", "Hibiscus waimeae", "Section_Lilibiscus", "Flower Size: large bloom
Duration: one day, starting white, often turning pinkish
Habitat: elevated areas
Growth Habits: Small tree
Height & Width: to 24'-30' (8-10 m)
Seed / Pollen:
Photo Credit: C.H. Lamoureaux0
Misc: Hawaiian Endemic; flowers strongly scented; subspecies hannerae is listed as endangered-")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Talipariti tiliaceum (Hibiscus tiliaceus)", "Tiliaceus.jpg", "Talipariti tiliaceum", "Section_Azanzae", "Flower Size: 3-4''/80-100 mm
Duration: 2 day bloom in warmer months
Habitat: Coastal
Growth Habits: Spreading Evergreen Tree
Height & Width: 30' x 50' - (9m x 16m)
Seed / Pollen: Sets seed readily
Photo Credit: Geoff Keena
Info Provided By: Colleen Keena
Misc: bloom is yellow on first day, turns to orange on second day; widespread.")
MainArray[MainVar++] = new Fix("Talipariti tiliaceum var pernambucense (Hibiscus pernambucensis)", "Pernambucensis.jpg", "Talipariti tiliaceum var pernambucense", "Section_Azanzae", "Flower Size: 3-4'' /80-100 mm
Duration: 2 Days bloom
Habitat: tropics of American continent
Growth Habits: Rapid grower
Height & Width: 10-20' /3-6 m
Seed / Pollen: Set seed readily
Photo Credit: Marcos Capelini
Info Provided By: Marcos Capelini
Misc: Brazilian, wild.")