Hibiscus fragilis
About
Hibiscus fragilis, the mandrinette, is an extremely rare shrub that is endemic to steep slopes of the mountains Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant on Mauritius and from two further plants on Rodrigues. The mandrinette is an evergreen plant with flowers 7–10 cm diameter with five bright pink to carmine red petals.
- Family
- Malvaceae
How to use it
The mandrinette is primarily valued for its ornamental beauty due to its vibrant flowers. It can be a stunning addition to gardens focused on rare and exotic plants, but its rarity means it should be cultivated with care and respect for its natural habitat.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Hibiscus fragilis
- Slug
- hibiscus-fragilis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Species
- fragilis
- Wikidata QID
- Q149207
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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