This is so weird. I had a hibiscus with a clear yellow flower. For Thanksgiving I picked one for a centerpiece with persimmons from our tree. The bright orange flower went perfect with the persimmons and some fall tree branches. I really didn't realize until I went back thru some pics on my phone that I picked that bright orange flower from a plant that was yellow flowered all summer. Every flower on it had turned orange. Is this a normal thing? I met a girl at a garage sale who said her's had done the same thing.

Welcome to All Things Plants, @karenlin91 !

I don't have any knowledge about growing hibiscus, but I'm sure someone will be able to help you out -- maybe Jay ( @horntoad ) ?

I don't want to send folks off-site...so I won't...but if you Google the question "Why did my Hibiscus change color?" you may find the explanation. It has something to do with response to light and temperature.

Here's a good explanation. http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscu...

That's quite normal for flowers from the same plant to change color. Flower colors are made with enzymes and the enzymes react/metabolize differently to different temperatures and light affecting color saturation and patterning. A really good example of how temperature and light affect flower colors are tropical hibiscus .. the first picture is what Cherry Appaloosa looks like during the growing season and the 2nd picture is what it looks like during winter .. you can see that it's totally lost the white patterning.

Thank you to all who answered my question. I can stop worrying and just enjoy waiting to see what my hisbiscus may do next ;-)

Post lots of photos. We love to see pictures!

Ok, here's the plant that was driving me crazy

What a neat arrangement.

I have a Hot Lips Salvia that may be all white, all pink or some coloration in between and sometimes pink & white at the same time. It will vary based on several factors, but temperature and humidity are certainly factors.

karenlin91 said:This is so weird. I had a hibiscus with a clear yellow flower. For Thanksgiving I picked one for a centerpiece with persimmons from our tree. The bright orange flower went perfect with the persimmons and some fall tree branches. I really didn't realize until I went back thru some pics on my phone that I picked that bright orange flower from a plant that was yellow flowered all summer. Every flower on it had turned orange. Is this a normal thing? I met a girl at a garage sale who said her's had done the same thing.

Same plant,ironically fro HVH.com 8 months apart

Kind of a gift in a way......rainbow plants ;-)

I had a big hibiscus plant in Houston and the blooms on it were always red, but my hibiscus in No. California has yellow blooms in the spring and summer and orange blooms in the fall. Finally took the time to research it, and it is normal. Beautiful all the time.

Jay, thank you for that excellent link. It was very informative.

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