#789 most planted
Hibiscus
Hibiscus · also Rose mallow
Evergreen
472
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
8
cities
1.0 in
median trunk (3 cm, 291 measured)
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Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants known for their large, showy flowers. It includes woody shrubs and small trees that are native to warm temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3260.03%—0.6 in
- 800.02%29 yr1.5 in
- 520.03%—1.9 in
- 40.00%—3.9 in
- 40.03%—3.9 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—11 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 5–66 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.0 in, mean 1.8 in, 90th percentile 3.8 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
- Cameroon Highlands forests
- Kwazulu Natal-Cape coastal forests
- Madagascar humid forests
- Madagascar subhumid forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Madagascar dry deciduous forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- West Sudanian savanna
Other Hibiscus in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
