For residents of the Hawaiian Islands, hibiscus flowers have many special cultural meanings and uses. In fact, Hibiscus brackenridgei, a yellow species endemic to the Islands, is the state flower.

Jill Coryell, 75, owner of the Hibiscus Lady Nursery on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, cross-pollinates by hand, a process in which the pollen from one flower is placed on the pollen pads ...

A hibiscus flower species was rediscovered in the Hawaiian island of Kauai a decade after it was last seen alive. The island of Kauai is known as a biodiversity hotspot in the Hawaiian islands.

There are several varieties of hibiscus flowers, for example, the Hawaiian hibiscus you see in tropical climates, but they ...

The remote, rugged cliff faces of Kalalau Valley on Kaua’i, Hawaii, are largely inaccessible ... a relative of hibiscus last seen in 2009 and believed to be extinct, was still growing on the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - University of Hawaii researchers have discovered two new viruses that could threaten Hawaii’s state flower, the hibiscus. “Do these viruses pose a threat to the ...

Hibiscus are tropical flowers sold in our climate as summer ... introduced to the United States in the 1950s, around the time Hawaii became a state. Now you'll find them all over the tropics ...

Hibiscus, a plant with colorful flowers, has been used for centuries for decorative and medicinal purposes. People have used it to make extracts, teas, and supplements. In traditional medicine ...

usually with the silhouette of hibiscus flowers on the front or back. But then there are the workers who wear more multicolored button-up Hawaiian shirts, usually with some sort of flora motif.