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Hibiscus hamabo, the hardy yellow hibiscus, is a deciduous shrub or small tree from coastal sands of China, Japan and Korea, grown for its yellow flowers. Its key traits are salt tolerance, good drainage and full sun.
Hibiscus hamabo, the hardy yellow hibiscus, is a species of shrub in the genus Hibiscus that is native to the coastlines of China, Japan, and Korea. It is characterized by yellow flower coloring as well as orbicular shaped leaves. In its native environment it is a perennial.
Hibiscus hamabo is a small tree/shrub found naturally near the coastal sands of Japan and Korea. This plant grows near sea level which means it needs to be highly salt-resistant. The water near the coastal sands of Japan and Korea are high in concentrations of salt. H. hamabo was also introduced and cultivated in India and the Pacific Islands. H. hamabo can effectively be cultivated in USDA zones 8–13. It is much better acclimated to the cold weather than Hibiscus tiliaceus which is one of the reasons for it possibly being grown in gardens. It can be grown in gardens that have well-drained soils, sufficient sun exposure, moderate drought exposure and is tolerant to different levels of salt.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hibiscus hamabo by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
