Floating Hibiscus
by Robert Bales
Title
Floating Hibiscus
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A close-up of a hibiscus.
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.
The leaves are alternate, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, color from white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow, and from 4�18 cm broad. Flower color in certain species, such as H. mutabilis and H. tiliaceus, changes with age.[5] The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule dehisces (splits open) at maturity. It is of red and white colours. It is an example of complete flowers.
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July 19th, 2012
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Jasna Dragun
Congratulations, your fellow artist chose this work as "Pick Of The Week" in the "Global Flowers Photography" !! Check out the group gallery and select another artist!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the congrats and to all that picked this on to be the Pick Of The Week!!
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