Scientific Name: Hibiscus splendens

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  • Pronunciation:
    hy-BIS-cus SPLEN-dens
  • Common Name:
    Splendid Hibiscus
  • Type:
    Large shrub
  • Family:
    MALVACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pink flowers to 15cm, winter to summer
  • Fruit:
    Hairy capsule to 3cm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest and Montane
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Craft, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Banana, Old Tewantin, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah, Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek, TAFE, Heritage 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 and dillybags, rope and threads. Bush medicine: Tea-like decoction made to cure colds and congestion. Firesticks made from the wood. The back of the leaf is used to mark didgeridoos and clapping stick patterns by rubbing vigorously in one direction.

Identification Notes

Leaves are grey-green in colour and felty to touch

Landscaping Notes

Bushy shrub for average to well drained sunny situation. Spectacular flowers.