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False roselle cultivars

Hibiscus acetosella is cultivated as a foliage plant, for its deeply lobed red foliage.

• Hibiscus acetosella
  • 'Garden Leader Gro Big Red'
  • 'Haight Ashbury' [1]: a variegated sport of 'Maple Sugar'
  • 'Little Zin' [2]
  • 'Jungle Red'
  • 'Mahogany Splendor'
  • 'Maple Sugar' [3]
  • 'Panama Red' [4]
  • 'Red Shield' (syn. 'Coppertone')
  • 'Sahara Sunset' [5]: variegated
• Hibiscus acetosella × radiatus
  • 'Panama Bronze' [6]

Kenaf cultivars

Hibiscus cannabinus is a major fibre crop and has many agricultural cultivars, some of which are listed below. It is also grown in a small way as an ornamental, particularly cultivar 'Amethyst'.

• Hibiscus cannabinus
  • 'Amethyst'
  • 'Auxu': China, Korea
  • 'Bakma': Korea
  • 'Bhimli 1' (AMC-108): India, released 1982
  • 'Bimal': India
  • ‘Cuba 108’: Cuba, USA
  • ‘Cuba 797’
  • ‘Cuba 2032’: Cuba, USA
  • ‘Cubano’: Cuba, USA
  • 'Dowling'
  • 'El Salvador'
  • 'Endora'
  • ‘Everglades 41’: USA
  • ‘Everglades 71’: USA
  • ‘Giza 3’
  • 'Gregg': USA
  • ‘Guatemala 4’
  • ‘Guatemala 45’
  • ‘Guatemala 48’
  • ‘Guatemala 51’
  • 'Hindi'
  • 'Huanun 1': China
  • 'Jangdae': Korea
  • 'Jeokbong': Korea
  • 'Jingu': Korea
  • ‘N7’
  • 'Nirmal' (MT-150): India, released 2005
  • ‘SF-459’: USA
  • 'Satyen': India
  • 'Shakti': India
  • 'Shanti': India
  • 'Sneha' (JRM3): India, released 2010
  • 'Shrestha' (JRM5): India
  • 'Sumit' (JBM-2004-D): India, released 2009
  • ‘Tainung #1’: USA
  • ‘Tainung #2’: USA
  • 'Whitten': USA
  • 'Zhong hong ma 16'
  • (C14): Italy, Korea
  • (HC583): India, released 1963

Roselle cultivars

Some forms of Hibiscus sabdariffa var. sabdariffa (from race ruber, and perhaps also race albus) are grown agriculturally and horticulturally for their edible calyces. Var. altissima is grown as a fibre crop. A sample of the 100 or so cultivars is listed below.

• Hibiscus sabdariffa var. altissima
  • 'Amar' (AMV-1): India, released 1966
  • 'Durga' (AMV-5): India, released 2006
  • 'Janardhan' (AMV-7): India, released 2011
  • 'Jaya': India
  • 'Kalinga' (AMV-4): India, released 1991
  • 'Madhuri' (GR 27): India, released 2007
  • 'Maheen' (CRIJAF R2): India
  • 'Sampurna' (CRIJAF R8): India
  • 'Surya' (AMV-3): India, released 1989
  • 'Ujjal' (HS-7910): India, released 1977
  • (AMV-2): India, released 1982
  • (HS-4288): India, released 1967
• Hibiscus sabdariffa var. sabdariffa
  • 'Abu Shankal'
  • 'Alma Blanca': Mexico
  • 'Arab'
  • 'Archer'
  • 'China': Mexico
  • 'Criolla'/'Criollo': Mexico, land race?
  • 'Cotzaltzin': Mexico
  • 'Jamaican Cocktail'
  • 'Jamaican Green'
  • 'Jamaican Red'
  • 'El Rahad'
  • 'Rico'
  • 'Rosalis'/'Rosaliz': Mexico
  • 'Sudan'
  • 'Tecoanapa': Mexico
  • 'Temprano'
  • 'Terengganu'
  • 'Thai Red'
  • 'Victor'

Hibiscus diversifolius cultivars

• Hibiscus diversifolius 'Colour Magic'

Australian Native Hibiscus cultivars

While Australia has a wide variety of native Hibiscus, in horticulture Australian native Hibiscus normally refers to species and hybrids of the hexaploid GJV genome group, and especially the species of Queensland and northern New South Wales, which have some utilisation as garden plants - Hibiscus meraukensis, Hibiscus divaricatus, Hibiscus heterophyllus and Hibiscus splendens.

• Hibiscus divaricatus
  • 'Trev's Gold' [HW]
• Hibiscus heterophyllus
  • 'Ann's Mist' [7] (Glen Geddes form × 'Rosie') [HW]
  • 'Aureus' [7]
  • 'Barbara's Edge' [HW]
  • 'Cha's Mist' [7] (Glen Geddes form × 'Rosie') [HW]
  • 'Lutea' [7]
  • 'Memory' [HW]
  • 'Pink Haze' [[8]]
  • 'Rosie' [7][8]
• Hibiscus splendens
  • 'Ashleigh's Haze' [HW]
  • 'Rose Pink' [HG]
• Hibiscus divaricatus × heterophyllus
  • 'Aussie Choice'^TM (heterophyllus × divaricatus' [9]
  • 'Aussie Delight'^PBR ('Citrus Haze' × 'Rosie') [7] [9]
  • 'Cha's Choice' ('Citrus Haze' × 'Rosie') [HW]
  • 'Citrus Haze' [7] (heterophyllus × divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Citrus Mist' [7] (heterophyllus × divaricatus) [HW] [9]
  • 'Dion's Delight' ('Citrus Haze' × 'Rosie') [HW]
  • 'Gold Haze' (heterophyllus × divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Gold Mist' (heterophyllus × ?) [7] (× divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Ian's Cream' [7] (heterophyllus × divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Ice Haze' (seedling of 'Citrus Mist')
  • 'Reiley's Haze' (heterophyllus × divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Sunshine' ('Citrus Haze' × 'Rosie') [HW]
• Hibiscus divaricatus × meraukensis
  • 'Ian's Lemon' (divaricatus × meraukensis) [7, 8]
  • 'Tasty White' (divaricatus × meraukensis) [HW]
• Hibiscus divaricatus × splendens
  • 'Apricot Haze' (splendens × divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Aussie Apricot'^TM [9]
  • 'Geoffs' Haze' [HG]
  • 'Josh's Joy' (splendens x divaricatus) [HW]
  • 'Original' (divaricatus × splendens) [HW]
• Hibiscus heterophyllus × splendens
  • 'Montberg White' (heterophyllus ×splendens) [HW]
  • 'Pete's Blush' [7] (seedlings of 'Splendis') [HW]
  • 'Pink Ice' (splendens × heterophyllus) [7, 8]
  • 'Splendis' (splendens × heterophyllus) [HW]
  • 'Sunset Glow' (heterophyllus × splendens) [7] ? [HW]
  • 'Wirruna' (heterophyllus × splendens) [7, 8]
• Hibiscus splendens × heterophyllus?
  • 'Abbey's Tangerine' ('Apricot Mist' × 'Brick Red') [HW]
  • 'Apricot Mist' [7] (splendens × ?'Sunset Glow') [HW]
  • 'Brick Red' (splendens × 'Desert Haze') [HW]
  • 'Cha's Haze' ('Montburg Pink' × 'Rosie') [HW]
  • 'Carole's Charm' ('Apricot Mist' × splendens) [HW]
  • 'Cecily's Selection' (splendens × 'Desert Haze') [HW]
  • 'Desert Haze' [7] (splendens × 'Apricot Mist') [HW]
  • 'Ian's Pink' (seedlings of 'Apricot Mist') [HW]
  • 'Montberg Pink' [7] (heterophyllus × 'Apricot Mist') [HW]
  • 'Peach Haze' ('Apricot Mist' × splendens) [HW]
  • 'Peach Mist': seedling of 'Desert Haze' [HW]
  • 'Sunrise': seedling of 'Desert Haze' [HW]
• Hibiscus heterophyllus × sp. Barambah Creek
  • 'Aussie Pearl'^PBR (sp. Barambah Creek × heterophyllus) [7] [9]
  • 'Banana Smoothie' (heterophyllus × sp. Barambah Creek) [HW]
• Hibiscus divaricatus × heterophyllus × sp. Barambah Creek
  • 'Ice Mist' ('Citrus Mist' × sp. Barambah Creek) [HW]
• Hibiscus heterophyllus × splendens × sp. Barambah Creek
  • 'Aussie Pink'^PBR ('Wirruna' × sp. Barambah Creek) [7] [9]
• Hibiscus 'Aussie Lemon' (divaricatus × ?) [7, 9]
• Hibiscus 'Dwarf Biggenden' [HG]
• Hibiscus 'Rose Mist' [HG]
• Hibiscus 'Orange Sunset' [HG]

References

1. USPP 19228: Hibiscus plant named 'Haight Ashbury' (2008)
2. Hibiscus plant named 'Little Zin' (2016)
3. USPP 16286: Hibiscus plant named 'Maple Sugar' (2006)
4. USPP 20121: Hibiscus plant named 'Panama Red' (2009)
5. USPP 21765: Hibiscus plant named 'Sahara Sunset' (2011)
6. USPP 20811: Hibiscus plant named 'Panama Bronze' (2009)
7. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
8. Reference HSGN not found
9. Aussie Colours: Australian Native Hibiscus Range

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