Summers are at their peak we have seen unusual summer this year due to western disturbance emergence for many parts of summer . The unpredictable downpour and the concurrence of Cyclone Biporjoy had brought down temperature and consequently plants are blooming.
Hibiscus which is popularly grown around the world is also called Shoe flower in some parts of the world. It is widely grown perennial with gigantic flower which blooms for a day.
Why is Hibiscus also called Shoe flower
In countries like Malaysia and Indonesia the flowers are used to produce Black dye which is used to produce Shoe polish. It is basically a tropical plant which is also known as China rose. There is a interesting fact that some parts of Pacific islands women wore these flowers on their heads to state their singleness.
Such a festive 'holiday' flower to me
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the hibiscus being used to dye shoes. I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteToday I learned a lot about Hibiscus that I didn't know before!
ReplyDeleteSunny June greetings 🌸☀️🌸 and all the best,
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Beautiful varieties. We had red a red hibiscus plant when living in Dallas, Texas which we had to bring inside during the winter. Over a few years it grew into a shrub but was killed by an early heavy frost. They thrived all year around when we lived in subtropical Florida. I thought all hibiscus were red. They suffered some kind of disease and almost disappeared for a few years. After moving to temperate Connecticut with hard freezes I was surprised to find a variety (not sure of name but maybe Kopper King) which dies away but reemerges late in the spring with reddish leaves and very large white flowers.. Rose of Sharon also seems to survive the winters here.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty Hibiscus! I never knew that about their usage for shoe polish...so interesting!
ReplyDeleteI love Hibiscus. I never heard it referred to as Shoe Flower before.
ReplyDeleteI am with the rest as I've not heard of it being called a shoe flower before.
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