Types Of Hibiscus Flowers For Garden

If you want one year long flowering plant in your garden, then hibiscus will be the best choice for you. Hibiscus is an easy to maintain a kind of plant which will make your garden beautiful and colourful. For those who want to make your garden colourful, different types of hibiscus can help you. Hibiscus is available in a wide variety of colours that are usually bright and attractive. Different types of hibiscus can give you a variety of flowers not only by its diverse colours, but also by the difference in the shape and size of its petals.

 The flowers are large, eye-catching and trumpet-shaped with five or more petals.  The colours of different types of hibiscus can be white, pink, red, orange, purple or yellow. Hibiscus flowers will keep its green leaves almost the same throughout even in different seasons. The diverse flower colours of different types of hibiscus will add the beauty and splendour of your green garden.

 If you are planning to get some wide variety of colours in your garden, go through this list of different types of hibiscus plants that you can opt.

1.Chinese Hibiscus: Chinese hibiscus is the most common among different types of hibiscus that are preferred by garden lovers. The main reason behind this is the ability of the plant to grow even without providing much attention.  The Chinese hibiscus has small leaves with brilliant red flowers.

2. Checkered Hibiscus:  This crimson coloured hibiscus belonging to the Malvaceae family will be a great option for you to select from the list of the different types of hibiscus.  It has deep green leaves and are variegated in off white, pink and cream colours.

3. Hawaiian hibiscus: This type of hibiscus flower has large petals with a bright colour. This will grow very fast and will last for a long time when compared to other different types of hibiscus.Their average life is longer than the other hibiscus types.

4. Hibiscus Moscheutos: Hibiscus Moscheutos is multicoloured. The petal colours range from pure white to deep rose, and with a deep maroon centre part.  Hibiscus moscheutos belongs to the family Malvaceae which is known by its common name rose mallow.

5.Hibiscus sabdariffa: The list of different types of hibiscus should definitely include Hibiscus sabdariffa which is otherwise known as roselle. Hibiscus sabdariffa is an annual or perennial herb. The flowers are white to pale yellow with a dark red spot on each petal.

6.Abelmosk: This plant is also known as Lalkasturika, Varttilai Kasturi, Kattukasturi, Kasturi bhenda and Musk seed. This is an annual or even biennial plant with beautiful and attractive flowers.  This plant is considered as a native of India.

7.Hibiscus mutabilis: This hibiscus variety is otherwise known as the Confederate rose or the cotton rosemallow. You should add Hibiscus mutabilis also to the different types of hibiscus you have in your garden to make your garden more attractive.

8.Hibiscus trionum: This type of hibiscus is commonly called Flower-of-an-Hour and Venice mallow. Among the different types of hibiscus in your garden Hibiscus trionum will be outstanding with its beautiful flowers which are white or yellow in colour with a purple centre.

9.Hibiscus cannabinus : Hibiscus cannabinus is otherwise known as Kenaf and it belongs to the  Malvaceae family. This variety of hibiscus is well-known for the fibre obtained from it. Kenaf is a fibre which has the characteristics of jute.

10.Hibiscus tiliaceus: This is a hibiscus in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The common names include Sea Hibiscus, Beach Hibiscus and  Coastal hibiscus. The flowers of H. tiliaceus are bright yellow with red centre. 

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