Hibiscus heterophyllus
“Native Rosella”
SHRUB OR TREE TO 6 METRES TALLOpen habit, spectacular 10cm pink or sometimes yellow flowers in Summer & Autumn. Aborigines used bark for rope & string. Young parts of plant edible raw in salads etc. Good bird refuge site and attracts Jewel & Hibiscus beetles. Bush tucker plant.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Medium Shrubs up to 5m |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist |
| Habitat | Dry Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features | |
| Bush Food Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Dry Rainforest, Fire Retardant plants | |
| Localities | |
| Albion, Anstead, Auchenflower, Bardon, Bellbowrie, Boondall, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Capalaba West, Carseldine, Chelmer, Clayfield, Corinda, Cubberla Creek, Eagle Farm, Eagle Junction, Enoggera Catchment, Fruitgrove, Graceville, Hamilton, Hendra, Indooroopilly, Ipswich area, Ironside, Ithaca, Jamboree Heights, Kalinga, Kangaroo Point, Logan City, Mayne, Middle Park, Milton, Moggill, Mt Coot-tha, Mt Ommaney, Newstead, Normanby, Nudgee, Oxley, Pine Rivers, Rainworth, River Hills, Rosalie, Runcorn, Sherwood, South Brisbane, St Lucia, Sunshine Coast district, Teneriffe, The Gap, Toombul, Toowong, Torwood, Underwood, Upper Brisbane Valley - Dry Sclerophyll Forest, West End | |
