Tricolor
Tricolor
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Tropical Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Tough growth
Status
Common

About

A flamboyant cultivar of Chinese hibiscus bred for petals splashed with three colors at once, often pink, cream, and red on a single bloom. Each flower opens for just a single day before wilting, making way for the next.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus