Hibiscus

[Hello1]

Fellow members may find it very hard to believe that this pure white hibiscus sometimes gives a flower, half of whose petals are Pink and the other half are White! Any member who has a degree in horticulture or has knowledge of plant genetics may care to comment ?

[Hello1]

[Farhan Ahmed]

Lovely collection.....

[Farhan Ahmed]

Thankyou

[Hello1]

Lovely collection.....

Thank you. Have a couple of more colors, but they have not flowered for some reason. The White is really amazing. It gives ot a flower with half pink and half whit petals. Am waiting for it to do so this season, so I can post a picture on this forum. Also I wish some member would enlighten me on this phenomenan.

[Farhan Ahmed]

I have observed this color changing on some hibiscus tree planted around and especially the foliage. Sometimes its purplish, then green and on other instances white. Don't know the science behind.

[M Farooq]

Thank you. Have a couple of more colors, but they have not flowered for some reason. The White is really amazing. It gives ot a flower with half pink and half whit petals. Am waiting for it to do so this season, so I can post a picture on this forum. Also I wish some member would enlighten me on this phenomenan.

Here is a lovely account of the mystery behind Hibiscus color change. It is all about chemistry of flower pigments.

http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/misc/colors.htm

Which description in the above link matches the phenomenon you see with your white flowers?

Your name please?

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

wow charming and healthy hibiscus you have.pls share more colors when they bloom.

[Farhan Ahmed]

http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/misc/colors.htm

Amazing colors.......WOW

[Hello1]

Thank you. Have a couple of more colors, but they have not flowered for some reason. The White is really amazing. It gives ot a flower with half pink and half whit petals. Am waiting for it to do so this season, so I can post a picture on this forum. Also I wish some member would enlighten me on this phenomenan.

Here is a lovely account of the mystery behind Hibiscus color change. It is all about chemistry of flower pigments.

http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/misc/colors.htm

Which description in the above link matches the phenomenon you see with your white flowers?

Your name please?

Pigment change, I have observed. You can also observe it in the picture of the double orange which is turning yellowish. What I am talking about is that the pure white one throws out a flower half of whose petals are pink and the remaing half pure white. If it happens this season, will post a picture.