I must atone for posting an eyes only shot yesterday 😅
I have a very similar variety of hibiscus! All the extra petals mean the bees really have to dig for the nectar. Nice shot man 👍
Thanks! This is a Rose of Sharon, which I just learned is a type of hibiscus lol. It must be a double bloom verity because its flowers are super dense with pedals. It puts out tons and tons of seeds, which makes tons and tons of babies. We've taken to pulling the seed pods off in the fall, but did transplant one of the volunteer seedlings. It has the same color flowers, but way fewer pedals.
TIL this is also called rose or Sharon lol 😂
Interesting re: seedlings. Mine seems to have had plenty of bees visiting, so hopefully will have some seeds in the autumn :3
Fewer petals sounds very sensible imo, less work for the bees 🐝
You perv 🙂
I must atone for posting an eyes only shot yesterday 😅