Double Ruffled Hibiscus
by Mary Deal
Title
Double Ruffled Hibiscus
Artist
Mary Deal
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A brilliant red double ruffled Hibiscus. I caught this flower in the evening and was surprised to see it still open and strong. Most of these flowers wilt by evening, only to have more bloom in the morning.
Many colors of these flowers grow all over Hawaii and Polynesia, and in just about any warm climate anywhere. The yellow Hibiscus is Hawaii's State Flower.
The only hibiscus that aren't hybrid flowers are the original wild species hibiscus that originally grew in the tropics of Asia and islands off of Africa. Species plants, by definition, can self-pollinate the flower and make seeds that will reproduce the same exact plant and flower. If a hybrid hibiscus produces seeds, each seed will produce a completely different hibiscus with an unknown flower, so hybrid hibiscus varieties cannot be reproduced from seed. Only species hibiscus can.
The artist, Mary Deal, is also an award-winning author of mystery/thrillers, a short story collection and writers' reference books. Read about it here:
http://tinyurl.com/3z8pm3f
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January 22nd, 2015
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