A pretty hibiscus from Denmark in Western Australia

@JudyEv (339548)
Rockingham, Australia
March 2, 2018 1:22am CST
We’ve just returned from five nights away and there are 70 emails each telling me of multiple notifications. So I hope everyone will be patient till I get to them all. We had a lovely relaxing time away but I wasn’t able to myLot. I know I will have missed out on a lot of interesting discussions but hopefully I’ll catch up with most of them before too long. We took the caravan to Denmark which in this case is a town on Western Australia’s south coast. I’m not sure how it came to get its name. It’s nice to be home and this evening we’re going to a free film called The Purpose of a Dog. It is a long weekend here – Labour Day weekend - and the roads were very busy with holiday-makers going every which way. And I couldn't resist taking a photo of this very pretty hibiscus which was in the garden of the caravan park where we stayed.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12984)
• Ireland
2 Mar 18
@judyev @maluse When I see hibiscus, I have to think of Africa.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12984)
• Ireland
2 Mar 18
@MALUSE It seems that many people do not consider Egypt as an African country. Strange. I'm one of them.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
2 Mar 18
@xFiacre Africa is 'Black' Africa in our imagination. Yet, all the Arab states in the North of the continent are Africa, too.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
2 Mar 18
I can't think of Africa because I don't know this continent. I visited Egypt but that doesn't count in my opinion.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
2 Mar 18
When I see hibiscus, I have to think of Italy.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 18
Only the south, they do not survive in the north.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
2 Mar 18
@LadyDuck That's right. I know them from Sardinia.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 18
@MALUSE I have seen hibiscus in Capri and Ischia.
changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16758)
• China
2 Mar 18
It seems that you enjoyed your trip.The hibiscus is beautiful .Here there is multi-petalled hibiscus mutabilis.I like it very much.
Hibiscus mutabilis - Wikipedia
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Hibiscus mutabilis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Hibiscus Species: H. mutabilis Binomia
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
That is a very beautiful flower. I loved the photos of the changing colours of the petals.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Mar 18
it's pretty. ours is yellow with a red dot in the middle. maybe there were dutch settllers there.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Mar 18
@JudyEv the yellow is my favorite because the flowers are as big as saucers. the red one is smaller, it's all red in color, and the petals don't fully open. the latest one is like pinkish peach and the petals are wide apart like that.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
Do you have them in other colours too? There is quite a variety of colours. Mostly I prefer the double types but I loved the colouring of this one.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20255)
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2 Mar 18
Lucky you, having a long weekend ahead. Very pretty flower, that one.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
Being retired, we can have a long weekend any time we want one but I do know what you mean.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
2 Mar 18
Very pretty hibiscus .we have plain red in our garden
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
They come in some very lovely colours. Is your red one a single type or a double? The double has lots of petals.
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
3 Mar 18
It almost matches the one that blooms in my garden. Tempted to post it here for your viewing pleasure
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
Yes, it's a little bit similar. Thanks for posting the photo.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Mar 18
That is a lovely flower.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
The colouring is lovely isn't it? I'm glad you like it.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
2 Mar 18
Beautiful flower indeed.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
I thought it was just gorgeous. The double ones are pretty too but the two shades here were very eye-catching.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
2 Mar 18
pretty picture.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
Thanks. I'm glad you like it.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Mar 18
Its beautiful! A busy traveling woman!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
I like finding pretty flowers along the way.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Mar 18
A perfectly lovely flower. Good you enjoyed your travels to Denmark.....on the coast that is!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
I remembered this time to remind people that we have a Denmark too. I had a few confused last time.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Mar 18
That's ok, I'm nine days behind myself right now. But I've made quite a dent today!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar 18
I had another two nights away and I'm still catching up - but I did put up two posts and read and respond to others' before I started on the notifications. Nine days will be a lot to catch up on.
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Natalie Frank
@writereditor (32)
• Chicago, Illinois
3 Mar 18
What a beautiful picture! I am not one who grows many plants (or any for that matter as I have a brown thumb and have actually killed a cactus before) but I'd love to try. I've heard that you can grow hibiscus inside in containers even in cold climates. Anyone know if this is the case?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Mar 18
I'm not sure about this but hopefully someone else will know.
Natalie Frank
@writereditor (32)
• Chicago, Illinois
3 Mar 18
@JudyEv Thanks
ShannyBananny
@shaggin (72116)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I love hibiscus flowers they are so pretty. I don't think I recall a movie by that title I will have to look it up.
Shadi
@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
2 Mar 18
Welcome back. Its a lovely hibiscus
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
Thanks and I'm glad you like the flower.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50205)
• United States
2 Mar 18
That's a very pretty flower. I'm glad that you made it home safely.
Thelma
@thelme55 (76940)
• Germany
2 Mar 18
Beautiful hibiscus. I don´t have this color in my tropical garden. I only have red, yellow and pink hibiscus.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (54986)
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2 Mar 18
I was forced to be away for 11 days because of my internet - but it is nice to be back.
Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
2 Mar 18
That's so pretty! We have lots of hibiscus here on Oahu, but none that I've seen with the markings as your hibiscus in Australia. It's so nice to know that Australia has hibiscus too. The hibiscus is Hawaii's State flower. Each Hawaiian Island has their own flower too. https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/hawaii/state-flower/pua-aloalo
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 18
I didn't know about each island having its own flower. That's something new I've learnt today.