Hibiscus

Description:

Bloom sizes range from miniature 7.6-12.7 cm (3-5 inches) to regular size up to 20 cm (8 inches), with some cultivars (hybrids) as large as 25 cm (10 inches) in diameter. Even the petal formation and textures are extremely varied. Blooms may be single (5 base petals), crested single (with an extended cluster of petaloids at the top of the staminal column besides the 5 base petals), double (extra petals besides the 5 base petals) or cup and saucer double (five base petals with petaloids sitting on it as a cup on a saucer)

Habitat:

The natural habitat of Hibiscus calyphyllus is open bush, thickets and forests, often also found along rivers. It is relatively frost tolerant, requires a moderate amount of water and prefers warm to cooler areas. Natural distribution stretches from the Eastern Cape in South Asia to tropical East Asin and Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. The plant has also been seen growing in the following regions in the USA : Lafayette, Tennessee ; Austin, Bryan, and San Antonio in Texas. It is also said to have naturalized in Hawaii.

Notes:

I meet this flowers in my Village,I very sure it is Bicolored white/pink Hibiscus rosa sinensis. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is one of the popularly known species of the genus Hibiscus that comprises of about 250 species. This tropical hibiscus species has about 6,000 registered named cultivars and varieties.