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Hibiscus makinoi
Makino's Mallow (Hibiscus makinoi) is a subtropical shrub native to coastal areas of southern Japan, the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan. It needs warmth, good sun and well-drained soil; it is not frost hardy.
Hibiscus makinoi, commonly known as the Okinawan Hibiscus or Makino's Mallow, is a species of Hibiscus native to the coast in Japan from the Ryukyu Islands to western Kyushu, as well as eastern to southern Taiwan.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hibiscus makinoi 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.
