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	===Propagation===		===Propagation===
	Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or ~~use layering~~. ~~Cutting slow to root, they should be treated with rooting hormone~~.		Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or newer growth, though half ripe is preferable. Place cuttings in water until roots of 1/4 inch have emerged from the stem. Plant in potting soil until roots are strong and cutting is ready for transplant into garden or larger pot.

	===Pests and diseases===		===Pests and diseases===

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	\|Min ht metric=cm		\|familia=Malvaceae
			\|genus=Hibiscus
			\|species=schizopetalus
			\|common_name=Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Japanese Lantern, Fringed Hibiscus
			\|habit=shrub
			\|Min ht box=6
			\|Min ht metric=ft
			\|Max ht box=8
			\|Max ht metric=ft
			\|Min wd box=5
			\|Min wd metric=ft
			\|Max wd box=6
			\|Max wd metric=ft
			\|origin=Tropical E Africa
			\|lifespan=perennial
			\|exposure=part-sun
			\|water=moist
			\|features=flowers, houseplant
			\|flowers=red, pink
			\|Min Temp Num=60
	\|Temp Metric=°F		\|Temp Metric=°F
	\|image=~~Upload~~.~~png~~		\|min_zone=9
			\|max_zone=11
			\|image=IMG 2625 ucla09.jpg
	\|image_width=240		\|image_width=240
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	~~Describe the plant here~~...		A weeping tree hibiscus. Grows rapidly and blooms freely. Hanging pink or red/coral colored flowers have 2.5 inch petals that curve up, with many deep lacy lobes, giving a beautiful effect. This fast growing shrub reaches 6-8 feet with a spread of 5-6 feet. Flowers sporadically year-round in greenhouse or in tropics, or during warm season elsewhere.

			Can be grown as hanging basket plants and treated as an annual.

	{{Inc\|		{{Inc\|
	Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f~~. Fig. 1833~~. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr~~. B.M. 6524. F.S. 23:2397, 2398. G.Z. 25, p. 241~~.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.		Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
	}}		}}

	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
	~~<!--- Type cultivation info below this line~~, ~~then delete this entire line -->~~		Grow in part shade and intermediate to warm temperatures. 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand or perlite has been a successful potting medium. Do not allow to dry out, keep plant moist at all times. Give a monthly balanced fertilizer at ½ the strength recommended on the label.

			Prune often to keep a desired form. Pruning often to give and keep shape, as well as encourage blooms which form on new wood.

	===Propagation===		===Propagation===
	<!-~~-- Type propagation info below this line~~, ~~then delete this entire line -->~~		Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or use layering. Cutting slow to root, they should be treated with rooting hormone.

	===Pests and diseases===		===Pests and diseases===
	~~<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line~~, ~~then delete this entire line -->~~		aphids, whiteflies

	==~~Species~~==		==Cultivars==
	~~<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->~~

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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Describe the plant here...
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Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Fig. 1833. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr. B.M. 6524. F.S. 23:2397, 2398. G.Z. 25, p. 241.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
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==Cultivation==


===Propagation===


===Pests and diseases===


==Species==


==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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