A cotton rose hibiscus in the home, its flower buds bursting with smiles

Everyone surely knows the hibiscus flower, elegant and noble, beautiful and generous. It generally blooms in autumn, when the flowers cluster in a splendid display, so lively and festive. So would you be interested in learning more about the hibiscus flower? It is actually a plant of the mallow family, and together with the rose of Sharon and the Chinese hibiscus, these three flowers are close relatives, also known as the three sister flowers!

Cotton rose hibiscus, also known as hibiscus flower, frost-defying flower, wood lotus, ground hibiscus, and Chinese wood, is native to China.It is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Malvaceae family, Hibiscus genus. The flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils at the branch tips. Both flowers and leaves can be used as medicine, with effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and discharging pus, and cooling blood to stop bleeding.

Cotton rose hibiscus likes light and is slightly tolerant of shade; it likes a warm and humid climate and is not cold-tolerant;When planted in the open ground in areas north of the Yangtze River basin, the above-ground parts often freeze to death in winter, but in the following spring new shoots can sprout from the roots, and it can bloom normally in autumn. It likes fertile, moist, well-drained sandy loam soil. It grows relatively fast and has strong suckering ability. Its tolerance to pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and chloride ions is relatively strong.

Like other garden plants, the branches, trunk, buds, and leaves of the cotton rose hibiscus have their own natural growth patterns, forming different forms across the four seasons;It mainly shows tender green at the branch tips in spring, presenting a scene full of vitality; in summer, green leaves form shade, with thick shade covering the ground, eliminating the heat and bringing coolness; in autumn, it defies frost and suits frost, with clusters of flowers, complete in form and color; in winter, it sheds its leaves, fully revealing its sparse branches, nurturing new vitality in the silence;Throughout the four seasons, each has its own charm and delight.

Because of differences in light intensity, the concentration of anthocyanins in the petals of the cotton rose hibiscus changes.The flowers of the cotton rose hibiscus are white or light red when they open in the morning, and dark red when they open from noon to afternoon. People call this color change of the cotton rose hibiscus "three-drunk hibiscus" and "color-playing hibiscus."Some hibiscus flowers have petals that are half silvery white and half pink or purple; people call this kind of hibiscus "mandarin duck hibiscus." Because of advances in horticultural technology, people have cultivated multi-colored hibiscus flowers, with petals edged with colored borders, colored stripes, patches, spots, and more, and the flowers are also larger, with a longer flowering period.

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