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Accession Data:

Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' Welw. ex Hiern.

  • subg. Hibiscus sect. Furcaria

  • Common Name: Cranberry Hibiscus
  • Family: Malvaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: eastern & central Africa

  • USDA Zone: 8-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700135
  • Source: Michael Marcotrigiano - Smith College BG
  • Provenance:
    • September 2015 - Clone 'Haight Ashbury' acquired as a nice white/red variegated form, though it has reverted to a mostly red form with a couple years in the greenhouse.
  • Accession Date: 08-31-2007
  • Bench: 1105 - AFR:Ground Bed 1 NW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
      Leaves contain oxalic acid and should not be consumed in any great quantity.

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Malvales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • SubFamily: Malvoideae
  • Tribe: Hibisceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2025
2024
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2021
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2015
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References (internal):

  • Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Angola / Zambia /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 1 September 2015.
  2. Hibiscus acetosella. (2011, May 15). Wikispecies, . Accessed 1 September 2015.

data regenerated on Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:23 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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