Hibiscus Heart

This species of Hibiscus is called Rosa Sinensis. This flower is one of the few non-Hybrid Hibiscus known, with most popular varieties being... more

by Mary Deal

Title

Hibiscus Heart

Artist

Mary Deal

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This species of Hibiscus is called Rosa Sinensis. This flower is one of the few non-Hybrid Hibiscus known, with most popular varieties being hybridized. This is a soft red orange macro of the heart of the hibiscus.

Many colors of these flowers grow all over Hawaii and Polynesia, and in just about any warm climate anywhere. The yellow Hibiscus is Hawaii's State Flower.

The only hibiscus that aren't hybrid flowers are the original wild species hibiscus that originally grew in the tropics of Asia and islands off of Africa. Species plants, by definition, can self-pollinate the flower and make seeds that will reproduce the same exact plant and flower. If a hybrid hibiscus produces seeds, each seed will produce a completely different hibiscus with an unknown flower, so hybrid hibiscus varieties cannot be reproduced from seed. Only species hibiscus can.

The artist, Mary Deal, is also an award-winning author of mystery/thrillers, a short story collection and writers' reference books. Read about it here:

http://tinyurl.com/3z8pm3f

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January 22nd, 2015