Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree growing 2.5–5 m (8–16 ft) tall and 1.5–3 m (5–10 ft) wide, with glossy leaves and solitary, brilliant red flowers in summer and autumn. The 5-petaled flowers are 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, with prominent orange-tipped red anthers.

It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F), intemperate regions it is best grown under glass. However, plants in containers may be placed outside during the summer months or moved into shelter during the winter months.^[1][2]

Numerous varieties, cultivars, and hybrids are available, with flower colors ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, with both single and double sets of petals. The cultivar 'Cooperi' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

Despite its size and red hues, which are attractive to nectarivore birds, it is not visited regularly by hummingbirds when grown in theNeotropics. Generalist and specialist species, like the Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Amazilia lactea, or long-billed species, like the Stripe-breasted Starthroat, Heliomaster squamosus, are occasionally seen to visit it, however.^[4] In the subtropical and temperate Americas, hummingbirds are regularly attracted to it.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was named by Carolus Linnaeus. The Latin term rosa-sinensis literally means "rose of China", though it is not closely related to the true roses.^[6] It is often known among the Chinese as zhū jǐn 朱槿, which literally means "vermilion hibiscus". It also has many other names in Chinese: fú sāng 扶桑, fó sāng 佛桑, chì jǐn 赤槿, sāng jǐn 桑槿, rì jí 日及, huā shàng huā 花上花, zhào diàn hóng 照殿紅, zhuàng yuán hóng 狀元紅, dà hóng huā 大紅花, and so on. It also has prominent presence in the various parts of the Indian subcontinent. It has several names in different languages: जास्वंद in Marathi, Bengali: জবা (Jaba), Tamil: செம்பருத்தி (sembaruthi), Hindi:गुड़हल, गुड़हर, अड़हुल, जपा,^[7] जवा कुसुम^[8], Malayalam: ചെമ്പരത്തി (cemparatti), Mondaro in Oriya, Wada Mal in Sinhala, Mamdaram in Telugu:మందారం, Kembang Sepatu in Indonesia and Gumamela in Filipino.

Picture taken at Swapnil paunikars' Home...Nagpur,India