Hibiscus coccineus flowers are bright scarlet. The flowers bloom in July and August. The shrubs grow between four and eight feet tall. These shrubs are native to the marshy areas of Florida and Georgia.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Coccineus

Hibiscus coccineus flowers are bright scarlet. The flowers bloom in July and August. The shrubs grow…

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers vary in color. The flowers are large and are single, semi, or wholly double. The flowers bloom in the summer. The shrub grows between ten and fifteen feet tall.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers vary in color. The flowers are large and are single, semi, or wholly…

The flowers of hibiscus roseus are rose colored. The flowers are large and grow alone on the stems. The shrub grows to be three feet tall.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Roseus

The flowers of hibiscus roseus are rose colored. The flowers are large and grow alone on the stems.…

The flowers of hibiscus syriacus vary in color. The flowers are large and grow single or double on the stem. The flowers bloom in August. The shrub grows six feet tall.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Syriacus

The flowers of hibiscus syriacus vary in color. The flowers are large and grow single or double on the…

The common name of hibiscus trionum is bladder ketmia. The flowers are yellow with a purple center. The flowers bloom in summer. The shrub grows two feet tall.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Trionum

The common name of hibiscus trionum is bladder ketmia. The flowers are yellow with a purple center.…

"When the ovary is composed of several carpels, the carpels are arranged with the midrib placed outwardly, and the margins turned inward toward the center, as seen in the transverse section of the Hibiscus, which is composed of five carpels, with their margins meeting in the center, forming a central placenta, to which the seeds are attached."

Section of Hibiscus

"When the ovary is composed of several carpels, the carpels are arranged with the midrib placed outwardly,…

The orders pictured are malvaceae, bombacaceae, and dilleniaceae. The flowers of these orders that are illustrated include (1) malva, (2) hibiscus, (3) adansonia, (4) theobroma, and (5) dillenia.

Orders of Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, and Dilleniaceae

The orders pictured are malvaceae, bombacaceae, and dilleniaceae. The flowers of these orders that are…

The pod of the Hibiscus surrounded by the calyx and involucel.

Pod

The pod of the Hibiscus surrounded by the calyx and involucel.

The pod of the Hibiscus splitting into five valves.

Pod

The pod of the Hibiscus splitting into five valves.