Scientific Name: Hibiscus splendens

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  • Pronunciation:
    hee-BIS-cus SPLEN-dens (or high-BIS-cus)
  • Common Name:
    Splendid Hibiscus, Hollyhock Tree
  • Type:
    Shrub , tree
  • Family:
    MALVACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pink, spring, summer
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • 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

Prickly.||Flowers: pink||Leaves: felty||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. Bushy shrub for average to well drained sunny situation.||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.|| Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||