Cotton Rose
Hibiscus mutabilis
Also known as Confederate Rose, Changeable Rose
About Cotton Rose
Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as the cotton rose or rosemallow, a plant long cultivated for its showy flowers. Originally native to southern China, where it is known as 木芙蓉, ("Mùfúróng")[1]it is now found on all continents except Antarctica. It is a mallow (family Malvaceae) not a true rose (family Rosaceae). Alternative names in parts of the United States are Confederate rose and Dixie rosemallow.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus mutabilis
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- China, Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Pantropic
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुले अजायब Gul-e-ajaib, स्थलकमल Sthalkamal
- Bengali
- স্থলপদ্ম Sthalpadma, স্থলপদ্ম
- Tamil
- செம்பருத்தி Semburutti
- Telugu
- Patthi Mandaram
- Kannada
- ಚಾರಟೆ Charate, ನೆಲದಾವರೆ Neladavare, ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರೆ Bettadaavare
- Malayalam
- Chinappratti, ചേഞ്ച് റോസ്, ചേഞ്ചിങ്ങ് റോസ്
- Marathi
- कापूरभेंडी
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Cotton Rose belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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