| Scientific Name: | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | Chinese hibiscus |
| Family Name: | Malvaceae |
| Origin: | South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Indoor plant, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun only if soil kept moist |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Heavily veined, Lustrous, Ovate, Lacerate |
| Flowers: | White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Mar-Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, most obovate, 7-15cm long x 4-10cm wide, margin serrate, dark green and glossy; flowers continually formed spring to fall but each only last for one day, solitary with bright petals (white, red, yellow, pink etc). | |