Scientific Name: Hibiscus diversifolius

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  • Pronunciation:
    hee-BIS-cus
  • Common Name:
    Swamp Hibiscus
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    MALVACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow with dark centre, most of the year
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland,
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Bush food, Bush medicine, Craft, Banana, Fraser Island, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Batianoff 87, Cranks Creek, TAFE, Girraween, Noosa North Shore PS, BHNR, NNS, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food. Young shoots, flower buds and roots all eaten raw or cooked. Hibiscus bark sucked.

Branches provide strong fibre for fishing nets.

Bush medicine: Tea-like decoction made to cure colds and congestion.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type) ||Open shrub for sun or part shade in average soils. Prune regularly.||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||