White Hibiscus Meraukensis

White Hibiscus Meraukensis

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White Hibiscus Meraukensis

Overland Telegraph Track, Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland.

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Hibiscus…from Greek, hibiskos, the marsh mallow, a malvaceous plant that grows in marshy conditions.
meraukensis… reference to the Merauk area in New Guinea where the type specimen was collected

Found in woodlands in tropical areas of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Also occurs in islands to the north of Australia.

Hibiscus meraukensis is a small to medium annual shrub up to about 2 metres in height. Plants appears during the tropical wet season and die off during the following dry season. The leaves are hairy when young and quite large, up to 180 mm long by 100 mm wide. The flowers are large, up to 100 mm in diameter of typical hibiscus shape and range in colour from white through to pink or mauve. In common with most Hibiscus species, the individual flowers last only 1-2 days but new flowers continue to open over a long period, generally in autumn. The flowers are followed by seed capsules containing a number of seeds.

H.meraukensis has received only limited cultivation and is not well known even among native plant enthusiasts. It is an attractive and quick growing species for tropical and sub-tropical climates and, although usually an annual, it can be readily propagated so that plants are always available in the garden. Its performance is untested in temperate areas but should perform well in a warm position such as against a brick or stone wall where heat is retained in the structure. It prefers full sun and moist, well drained soils.

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