This is hibiscus hamabo. Its heart-shaped green, yellow, orange, red, and purple leaves are so beautiful!
Hibiscus hamabo is cold and salt tolerant, but despite its hardy nature, it entertains people with the lemon yellow flowers with a dark red center in July and August while in autumn with such colorful autumn leaves.
Hibiscus hamabo is seen along the coast and rivers across Japan, but the plant has been losing the habitat because of improvements to watercourses. Dozens of prefectures have designated the yellow hibiscus as an endangered species.
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浜朴(ハマボウ)です。内湾や河口に自生しますが、開発で生育地を失い、20の都道府県で絶滅危惧種に指定されているそうです(2014年時点)。
夏は鮮やかな黄色の花、秋はこんなにカラフルな紅葉で楽しませてくれるハマボウ。大事にしていきたいです。
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