The flower with petals like crumpled paper is called hibiscus

Introduction:

Chinese name: hibiscus Alias: Rime flower, morning glory, evening flower, malaria flower, trumpet flower, white hibiscus flower, palm flower, desert rose binomial name method ?

Plantae of angiosperms: Subphylum

Region of distribution: China, India, Syria, Korean Peninsula

English name: Shrub Althea Flower

Hibiscus, a common garden shrub flower species, mallow family Hibiscus syriacus L, alias white hibiscus, palm tree flower, Hibiscus syriacus L, also known as white hibiscus, palm tree flower, big bowl flower, hedge barrier flower, Qingming hedge, white rice flower, chicken flower, lard flower, morning glory and evening flower. Hibiscus flowers are either lavender or dark purple in color, and are fast-growing and bushy-branched.

Hibiscus flowers colorful, is an excellent plant for free-form growth of hedges, suitable for planting on both sides of the road, parks, gardens, etc., can be planted, column planting or piece planting. Hibiscus flowers can be used as medicine, can also be eaten.

Morphological features:

Deciduous shrub or small tree, 3 meters to 5 meters high, multi-branched, leaf triangular or rhombic-ovate, sometimes 3-lobed above the middle. Branchlets are densely tomentose when young, and then fall off. Flowers large, solitary leaf axils, 5 to 8 cm in diameter, monopetalous or double petals, white, pink, purple-red and other colors, the base of the petals sometimes red or purple-red; flowering period from June to September, flowers are very much, although each flower is only open for a day, but every day there are a large number of flowers open, very beautiful.

Distribution:

Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan and other places.

The genus Hibiscus is mainly distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions, Hibiscus species originated in the African continent, the African Hibiscus species are very diverse, showing rich genetic diversity.

In addition, wild types of the species have been found in Southeast Asia, South America, Australia and Central America. Our country is also one of the birthplaces of some Hibiscus species.

Medicinal value:

The Chinese herbal medicine Hibiscus sabdariffa is the dried flower buds of Hibiscus sabdariffa, a plant of the mallow family, which is best when white in color and large in size. It is sweet, bitter and cool in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat, cooling the blood and inducing dampness.?

Edible value:

Hibiscus is a kind of edible flowers, eating hibiscus flowers as early as in the "Poetry" has been recorded, Tingzhou, Fujian Province, people with hibiscus flowers

and thin noodles and scallions, frying in a pot of oil, crunchy and tasty, commonly known as the "noodles," "flower frying! Huizhou mountainous area residents with hibiscus flowers cooked tofu to eat, the flavor is very fresh and delicious. This flower can also be called noodle flower