(Hibiscus mutabilis) Changeable Hibiscus is a shrubby plant without any prickles and belongs to the plant family Malvaceae. The branches of the plant are covered with woolly matted hairs. The leaves are cordate, long petioled, suborbicular and 5-7 lobed. The flower are located in the axils or at the terminal ends. They are 7.5-10cm. across. The unique feature of the floweris that it is white when it first opens and then gradually changes its color to pink. Finally, before nightfall it turns to bright pink or red. This feature has given the plant its well-selected species name, mutabilis, meaning ability to change. The capsules are globose, flattened and hairy. The seeds are reniform or kidney shaped.
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