I have been always astounded about how Nature surprise us in the most pleasant manner. Monsoon is on a state of taking bid adieu for this year and now in no time Autumn season will arrive in my Garden .
Autumn season is one such season when Garden sees maximum blooming just after the spring season .The summer annuals are at their peak blooming and just like spring even self seed plants which emerge post monsoon blooms at the mid of Autumn and continue blooming till the end of season.
Cranberry Hibiscus or Red leafed Hibiscus which self seeds itself every year as an annual in my Garden during Autumn is a beautiful shrub with large red to maroon colored Hibiscus shaped flowers with elliptical maple shaped leaves . The leaves and flowers both are edible and even taste like Cranberry fruit.
Method of Growing and care
While Cranberry Hibiscus is a hardy perennial like every other Hibiscus plant it grows well in a Full sunny area and blooms profusely when fertilized before flowering period. The Cranberry tastes mostly comes from the leaves of plant. The juice extracted from leaves of plants has the taste of Cranberry Juice.
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