| Sleeping Hibiscus |
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| File size | 675156 |
| Original date | 5/5/05 5:24 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/58s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Synonyms: Hibiscus nutans, Hibiscus speciosus
Synonyms: Hibiscus nutans, Hibiscus speciosus
Sleeping Hibiscus is a shrub from tropical regions of Mexico. It is so named
because of its flowers which look like unopened Hibiscus flowers. It is a
spreading shrub to 2-3 m high. Stems densely clothed in stellate hairs.
Leaves are densely clothed in velvety to tough hairs, ovate to nearly
circular, heart-shaped, not lobed or shallowly 3-lobed. Leaf margin is
crenate-serrate. Leaves are 5-15 cm long with stalks 2-12 cm long. Flowers
are borne solitary or few in fascicles, in leaf axils. Petals are scarlet.
There also exists a pink cultivar called 'Rosea'. Flowers are pendulous,
2-3 inches long. Sleeping Hibiscus requires full sun or partial shade,
however if grown in partial shade you may sacrifice some flowers because
of the reduced light.
| Identification credit: Radhika Vathsan, Dinesh Valke | Photographed in Delhi & Maharashtra. |
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