Hibiscus, Australian Mallow, Blue Hibiscus 'Mood Indigo'

The flowers of "mood indigo" are a rich velvety purple -- very striking -- but the plant as a whole isn't particularly attractive. I've t...Read Moreried pruning it pretty hard and it still looks thin and spindly. In my garden this plant needs to be surrounded by bulkier shrubs to give it more substance. I saw one in the neighborhood which was growing in shade and was stretched out to over ten feet tall.

This plant grows well here in Santa Fe, Texas. It seems to tolerate lower temperatures than other Hibiscus. It is always the first to b...Read Moreloom.
It seems to spiral in a CCW direction as it opens.

I believe this is the deepest blue version so far and it is gorgeous, growing in my back yard in San Diego.