Growing Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis as a Colourful Outdoor Shrub
The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the evergreen and frost tender variety on sale in garden centres and nurseries and because of its versatility is generally planted in public gardens and parks. Shades of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis vary considerably as do the flower size and leaf shape and depth of green. Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Blooms Hibiscus blooms are ephemeral (they last only one day) and then shrivel and die. This variety of Hibiscus brings a welcome splash of colour to gardens in particularly hot climates, during the late spring and continuing right through the hot summer months and well into the autumn. The hibiscus is a genus of tropical and sub tropical shrubs originating in south-east Asia and China now growing happily in many relatively frost-free parts of the world. Although the most common colour is red there are other amazing colours such as yellow, pink white, apricot, salmon and sometimes a combination of two. Some nurseries graft two varieties together, whether they be single and double or two colours....
