Hibiscus mutabilis - Changeable Rose Hibiscus (Double Flowers)

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These is a Hibiscus mutabilis double flower variety. The flowers of H. mutabilis open white in the morning and later change to pink and then a darker pink as the day gets warmer.

“Hibiscus mutabilis - Changeable Rose Hibiscus (Double Flowers)”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on Aug 26th 2011.

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Scientific name: Hibiscus mutabilis
Common names: Confederate Rose, Changeable Rose, cotton Rose, Chinese Rose

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: China

Photographs taken at: The Hibiscus Garden of Kuala Lumpur

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The flowers open in succession, hence you may be able to see flowers in different colours on the same plant at any one time.

If you pluck the flowers when they are still white in the morning and put them in the fridge, they will remain white until taken out. They will then turn pink under the warmth of the room temperature or its surroundings. (Source: Tropical Horticulture and Gardening book by Dr. Francis Ng) 

In the warm tropics like Malaysia, it seldom produces seeds.

In cooler climates, the seeds pods would look like cotton balls.

H. mutabilis can grow to a height of about 4 m tall.

The attractive leaves have between 5-7 lobes each.

This is my entry for :
1) Fertilizer Friday - my grateful thanks to Glenda of Tootise Time

2) Weekend Flowers  #9