Yellow Hibiscus
by Kay Novy
Title
Yellow Hibiscus
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Painting - Oil Painting
Description
Hibiscus (pron.: /hɨˈbɪskəs/ or /haɪˈbɪskəs/ is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are often noted for their showy flowers and are commonly known simply as hibiscus, or less widely known as rose mallow. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, as well as woody shrubs and small trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἱβίσκος (hib skos), which was the name Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40 90) gave to Althaea officinalis.
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The leaves are alternate, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, color from white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow, and from 4 18 cm broad. Flower color in certain species, such as H. mutabilis and H. tiliaceus, changes with age. The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule dehisces (splits open) at maturity. It is of red and white colours. It is an example of complete flowers.
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March 2nd, 2013
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Comments (43)
Maria Hunt
In love with your paintings... Beautiful soft colors that make the Hibiscus the center of attention. F/L
Conni Schaftenaar Elderberry Blossom Art
Lovely, Kay - love the soft focus. F/L and voted, plus pinned on my Floral Photos and Art Images board on Pinterest - hope it brings you some more traffic!
Nava Jo Thompson
Kay---beautiful painting--f/v
Kay Novy replied:
Thanks so very much, Nava Jo. I so appreciate you taking the time to go through my work....commenting, voting and promoting!