Hibiscus mutabilis
Cotton rose · also Rosemallow, Confederate rose, Dixie rosemallow
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Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as cotton rose or rosemallow, is a plant long cultivated for its showy flowers that open white and turn red by evening. This mallow family member is native to southern China and Taiwan, growing as a shrub or small tree up to 5 meters tall. It is widely distributed globally due to cultivation.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 290.01%—2.8 in
- 260.01%—7.1 in
- 130.01%—3.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 16.4 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.3 in, mean 5.8 in, 90th percentile 11 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China Sea Islands
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Other Hibiscus in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
