Hibiscus Blossoms

September 20, 2008 on 3:54 pm | In General, Notes From the Garden, Personal, Photography, This and That |

The Hibiscus plant or rosemallow, has large blooms, and there are almost 300 species of them, in both perennial and annual plants. Some hibiscus are also in shrub format, and I understand that they can be trained to be a small tree, also.

Hibiscus plants are a beautiful addition to any garden. They have showy blossoms. They can be planted in the ground, or kept in large pots. There blossoms are trumpet-shaped, and have five leaves. When I say the blossoms are large, I mean large. The size of the flower ranges up to 6-7 inches, depending on the species. The petals are often used as a tea, jams, and/or vegetables.