Hibiscus syriacus
False Roselle
Hibiscus acetosella
Welw. ex Hiern Species
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- Botanical name
- Hibiscus acetosella
- Also known as
- False Roselle, Red-Leaf Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow False Roselle
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Hibiscus acetosella but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Hibiscus eetveldeanus
Others in Hibiscus
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