Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'White Wings' - White WingsTropical Hibiscus

I was admiring the Hibiscus in Kew's Palm house last week; they looked nice with plenty of blooms ,but cannot compete with the one above.

Rbtkew:

Typically this variety has more flowers. I think it's because it getting late in the season, the reason why there's not too flowers.

A very popular variety here, because it is one of the few varieties of Hibiscus that will bloom without direct sun.

Tugbrethil:

That's very interesting. I always thought the gold and yellow varieties bloomed best without direct sun. Thanks for the info! :>)

That's a great specimen to my eyes!

Delonix:
Around here, the only ones that don't need at least 4 hours of direct sun are 'White Wings', 'Classic Pink', 'Itsy Bitsy White', and ' Itsy Bitsy Pink'. Varieties that apparently all share a common heritage. The yellow and gold varieties seem to need just as much sun as the others, to me.

Tugbrethil:

I've seen the yellow and gold varieties blooming well in almost complete shade here.

I'll have to check them out again. Maybe the ones I saw were just too deep under someone's patio or Ficus tree. Any idea which varieties you've seen blooming in shade?

Tugbrethil:

I've seen the double and single yellows and the gold. I can't keep up with all the varieties...it's almost endless. We probably grow many more varieties than what's available in Phoenix.

I don't doubt that! I just remembered another group that blooms in the shade, here: the dwarf "European" hybrids that florists used to sell in the 90's.

Tugbrethil:

I'm familiar with those hybrids...as they're widely grown here. I have several posted on GoY. Those hybrids grow to become 4 - 6 feet tall here. They have gigantic, spectacularly colored flowers, and interesting named varieties. They also have very dark green leaves, almost black-green.

No, those sound like the Brazilian hybrids. The ones I'm thinking of had small leaves and flowers, very compact, usually sold in the florist's shop or floral department at the grocery store in 4-6 inch azalea pots.

Tugbrethil:

I've never heard of the Brazilian hybrids. Thanks for the information! :>)