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Hibiscus tiliaceus
Sea hibiscus · Mahoe · Coast Cottonwood · Linden hibiscus · Cottonwood
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: moderate Light: full_sun Toxicity: low
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
5–7
Hardiness
Zone 9–12
Click count
271
Observations
1,163
Description
Source: leafsnapHibiscus tiliaceus, commonly known as the sea hibiscus or coast cottonwood, is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with a pantropical distribution along coastlines. It has also been introduced to Florida and New Zealand. It has been debated whether this species is native or introduced to Hawaii.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-7
Soil pH: 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Tree, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-12
- Mature Height
- 3.96 m to 10.06 m
- Mature Spread
- 10.06 m
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 6.35 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Madagascar, Nigeria, Australia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Cameroon, Ghana, Congo, South Africa, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Guinea, China, Vietnam, Japan, Myanmar, Senegal, Singapore, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Congo (DRC), Thailand, Gabon
Tags (9)
Common Names (15)
en Sea hibiscus
en Mahoe
en Coast Cottonwood
en Linden hibiscus
en Cottonwood
en Coast hibiscus
en Hau tree
en Mahoe tree
en Wild cotton tree
en Hau ( Hawaiian name)
en Erickson
en Native Hibiscus
en Waru Hias - Indonesian
en Tilia-leaved Hibiscus
ru Гибискус липовидный