Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hibiscus mutabilis L.

Confederate rose- Cotton rose mallow

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000554
English name: Confederate rose- Cotton rose mallow
Arabic name: هيبسكس موتابيلس
Native: Southern China
Country: China
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub, multi-stemmed up to 24 m tall leaves palmately lobed with a toothed leaf margin flowers double or single 10-15 cm in diameter, they open white or pink, and change to deep red evening fruits capsules, dry, dehiscent

ornamental flowers. medicinal plant and source of fiber

Abelmoschus mutabilis (L) Wall ex Hassk

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings
Flowering time: Autumn
Zone: 7 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Common Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Cultivar
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Fibre Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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