Where Does Hibiscus Grow

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.

Does hibiscus grow in Caribbean?

Despite the flowers’ short life span, they bloom profusely all year round; as a result there are many daily colourful blooms on each shrub, which makes the Hibiscus somewhat of a magical flower, deeply loved throughout the Caribbean. Be sure to visit The Flower Forest to discover many beautiful tropical flowers!

Is hibiscus same as Jamaica?

Jamaica flowers are also called flor de jamaica (pronounced ha-MY-kuh) in Spanish and hibiscus flowers in English and they all refer to the same thing, the dried burgundy-hued petals of the roselle plant or Hibiscus sabdariffa.