Hibiscus physaloides

Hibiscus physaloides

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Malvaceae
Genus:
Hibiscus
Species:
Hibiscus physaloides

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
150 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Medium
Bloom Colors:
yellow, red

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:
★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees, butterflies

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