Hibiscus flowers open in the morning and begin to wilt by the afternoon. Although they last only for a day or two, new buds always burst open the next day so that the plant is always flowering. The Hibiscus, is used for medicine and cosmetics, for dyeing the hair and eyebrows. This is one of the best known garden shrubs in Malaysia. It loves the sun.
Kids like to suck the nectar from the flowers which are very sweet.
Originating in the Asia-Pacific, it blooms all year round and comes in a variety of colors the most common being bright red. Ixoras make good hedges. The flower was named after a French sea captain, Louis Antoine de Bougainvillea. It blooms throughout the year and the flowers come in many different colours. Though the actual white-yellow flower in itself is small, it is the layer of bracts that makes it attractive.