Hibiscus: Hibiscus acetosella - Red Sheild in particular, 1 by mjsponies

mjsponies wrote:
Starting this thread as a continuation from a thread on plant trading...

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1060180/

There's a lot of confusion about the Hibiscus acetosella, and I know when I was trying to identify my Red Shield, it took some digging. I'm no Hibiscus expert, but this has apparently stirred up some interest so I chip in what info I can.
I'm posting several pictures which I hope will clear things up, and maybe we can get the PlantFiles entry for this plant cleared up too as there are pics there that are not "Red Shield"
Micheal should be chiming in on this too...
First pic is of the bloom, in the photo it's appears a bit lighter than the leaf but it is really the same color in person.





This message was edited Dec 16, 2009 7:36 AM