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Hibiscus schizopetalus (view source)
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+|familia=Malvaceae
+|genus=Hibiscus
+|species=schizopetalus
+|common_name=Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Japanese Lantern, Fringed Hibiscus
+|habit=shrub
+|Min ht box=6
+|Min ht metric=ft
+|Max ht box=8
+|Max ht metric=ft
+|Min wd box=5
+|Min wd metric=ft
+|Max wd box=6
+|Max wd metric=ft
+|origin=Tropical E Africa
+|lifespan=perennial
+|exposure=part-sun
+|water=moist
+|features=flowers, houseplant
+|flowers=red, pink
+|Min Temp Num=60
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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+|min_zone=9
+|max_zone=11
+|image=IMG 2625 ucla09.jpg
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−A weeping tree hibiscus. Grows rapidly and blooms freely. Hanging pink or red/coral colored flowers have 2.5 inch petals that curve up, with many deep lacy lobes, giving a beautiful effect. This fast growing shrub reaches 6-8 feet with a spread of 5-6 feet. Flowers sporadically year-round in greenhouse or in tropics, or during warm season elsewhere.
+Can be grown as hanging basket plants and treated as an annual.
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−Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Fig. 1833. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr. B.M. 6524. F.S. 23:2397, 2398. G.Z. 25, p. 241.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
+Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
−Grow in part shade and intermediate to warm temperatures. 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand or perlite has been a successful potting medium. Do not allow to dry out, keep plant moist at all times. Give a monthly balanced fertilizer at ½ the strength recommended on the label.
+Prune often to keep a desired form. Pruning often to give and keep shape, as well as encourage blooms which form on new wood.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
−Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or use layering. Cutting slow to root, they should be treated with rooting hormone.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
−aphids, whiteflies
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