Shu sunflower, also known as hemp stalk flower, ripe season flower and chessboard flower. The plant can reach 3 meters, so it has the name of red. Its flowers are big and long. Flowers can be divided into single petals and double petals, and the colors are purple, red, white and yellow. Abelmoschus belongs to Malvaceae and is a large perennial herb flower. One year's planting can blossom year after year, and it is a good source of flowers in courtyards, roadsides and venues. It can form a bustling hedge and flower wall to beautify the garden environment.

Abelmoschus manihot is called a perennial flower, because it is cold-resistant and does not need special protection for its roots in the dead of winter. As long as the withered stems and leaves are cut off from the ground in autumn, and autumn fertilizer is applied or not, new branches and leaves can sprout in the next spring and continue to display their beauty during the Dragon Boat Festival, so people call it Dragon Boat Festival Brocade.