| Scientific Name: | Hibiscus acetosella |
| Common Name: | cranberry hibiscus, African rosemallow, false roselle |
| Family Name: | Malvaceae |
| Origin: | Africa |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 11: (above 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Lobed, Alternate, Heavily veined, Glabrous, Orbicular, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, Yellow, Violet, Red, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Dark-red, Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Upright stiff bush; Leaves are 3-lobed and dark red-purple. | |