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Hibiscus schizopetalus (view source)
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|genus=Hibiscus
|species=schizopetalus
|common_name=Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Japanese Lantern, Fringed Hibiscus
|habit=shrub
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|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
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|flowers=red, pink
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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
==Species==
==Cultivars==
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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