Unique Two-Tone Flowers
Produces beautiful cream-yellow to pale yellow flowers featuring distinctive dark purple or maroon centers that create an eye-catching contrast.
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Suitable for home gardening use
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Hibiscus Trionum Seeds
Hibiscus Trionum, commonly known as Flower of an Hour, Venice Mallow, or Bladder Hibiscus, is a charming flowering annual admired for its unusual cream-yellow flowers with striking dark purple centers. Its delicate, deeply lobed foliage and distinctive blooms make it an attractive choice for cottage gardens, flower borders, containers, and ornamental landscapes. Each flower opens for only a few hours, giving this unique hibiscus its popular name, Flower of an Hour.
Flower of an Hour
Venice Mallow
Yellow-Purple Flowers
Annual Flowering Plant
Key Features
Distinctive Lobed Foliage
Features attractive green leaves that are often deeply divided into three to five lobes, adding texture and character to garden displays.
Short-Lived Daily Blooms
Its delicate flowers typically remain open for only a few hours, creating a special flowering display throughout the blooming season.
Easy Annual Garden Interest
A fast-growing annual that can bring seasonal color to sunny flower beds, ornamental borders, and suitable garden containers.
Product Highlights
Beautiful cream-yellow flowers
Distinctive dark purple flower centers
Popularly called Flower of an Hour
Also known as Venice Mallow
Attractive three to five-lobed leaves
Fast-growing annual flowering plant
Suitable for sunny garden borders
Can be grown in suitable containers
Produces decorative seed capsules
Attracts bees and other pollinators
Prefers well-drained soil
Can self-seed under suitable conditions
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Hibiscus trionum |
| Common Name | Flower of an Hour, Venice Mallow, Bladder Hibiscus |
| Plant Family | Malvaceae |
| Seed Type | Flower Seeds |
| Plant Type | Annual Flowering Plant |
| Growth Habit | Upright to spreading, branching herbaceous plant |
| Flower Color | Cream-yellow to pale yellow with a dark purple or maroon center |
| Flowering Period | Summer to autumn, depending on climate and planting time |
| Flower Duration | Individual flowers generally remain open for only a few hours |
| Plant Height | Approximately 30–60 cm, sometimes taller under favorable conditions |
| Plant Spread | Varies with growing conditions and available space |
| Planting Season | Spring or warm growing season; adjust to local climate |
| Seed Starting | Direct sowing in warm soil or start in suitable seed trays |
| Germination Time | Depends on seed quality, soil temperature, and growing conditions |
| Germination Temperature | Warm soil conditions are preferred |
| Sunlight | Full sun for healthy growth and flowering |
| Soil Requirements | Well-drained garden soil, preferably loamy or sandy loam |
| Soil Moisture | Moderate moisture with good drainage |
| Watering | Water regularly during establishment and dry periods; avoid waterlogging |
| Plant Spacing | Allow sufficient room for branching and airflow |
| Propagation | Seeds |
| Special Feature | Short-lived flowers with distinctive dark-colored centers |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Choose the Right Planting Location
Select a sunny garden location that receives several hours of direct sunlight daily. Hibiscus Trionum grows well in warm conditions and benefits from an open location with good air circulation.
Select a sunny garden location that receives several hours of direct sunlight daily. Hibiscus Trionum grows well in warm conditions and benefits from an open location with good air circulation.
Step 2: Prepare the Soil
Prepare loose, well-drained soil by removing weeds, stones, and debris. A suitable loamy or sandy-loam growing medium helps provide the drainage and growing conditions needed for healthy root development.
Prepare loose, well-drained soil by removing weeds, stones, and debris. A suitable loamy or sandy-loam growing medium helps provide the drainage and growing conditions needed for healthy root development.
Step 3: Sow the Seeds
Sow the seeds in warm soil and cover them with a light layer of growing medium. Keep the soil gently moist during germination. If using seed trays, transplant young seedlings carefully after they become established.
Sow the seeds in warm soil and cover them with a light layer of growing medium. Keep the soil gently moist during germination. If using seed trays, transplant young seedlings carefully after they become established.
Step 4: Water and Maintain the Seedlings
Water consistently while the seedlings establish themselves. Avoid excessive watering and ensure that containers or garden beds drain properly. Remove unwanted weeds and provide adequate space for developing plants.
Water consistently while the seedlings establish themselves. Avoid excessive watering and ensure that containers or garden beds drain properly. Remove unwanted weeds and provide adequate space for developing plants.
Step 5: Enjoy the Flowers and Collect Seeds
As the plants mature, they produce attractive yellowish flowers with dark purple centers. Individual blooms are short-lived, but new flowers can continue appearing during the flowering season. Allow selected seed capsules to mature and dry before collecting seeds for future planting.
As the plants mature, they produce attractive yellowish flowers with dark purple centers. Individual blooms are short-lived, but new flowers can continue appearing during the flowering season. Allow selected seed capsules to mature and dry before collecting seeds for future planting.
Bring Unique Floral Beauty with Hibiscus Trionum
Add something special to your garden with Hibiscus Trionum Seeds. Known as Flower of an Hour, this fascinating annual produces delicate cream-yellow flowers with dramatic dark purple centers and attractive lobed foliage. Its unusual blooms, seasonal flowering habit, and decorative appearance make it a lovely addition to sunny borders, flower beds, and containers. Provide warm growing conditions, suitable sunlight, and well-drained soil to enjoy its ornamental beauty throughout the growing season.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about Hibiscus Trionum Seeds, including flowering habits, seed germination, and ideal growing conditions.
Why is Hibiscus Trionum called Flower of an Hour?
Hibiscus Trionum is called Flower of an Hour because its delicate flowers generally remain open for only a few hours, often during the morning or earlier part of the day. Although individual blooms are short-lived, the plant can continue producing new flowers throughout its flowering season.
How do you grow Hibiscus Trionum from seeds?
Sow Hibiscus Trionum seeds in warm, well-drained soil in a sunny location. Cover the seeds with a light layer of soil and maintain gentle moisture without making the growing medium waterlogged. Seedlings can also be started in trays and transplanted carefully once established. Germination depends on seed quality and growing conditions.
What color flowers does Hibiscus Trionum produce?
Hibiscus Trionum produces attractive cream-white, pale yellow, or yellow flowers with a distinctive dark purple, reddish-brown, or maroon marking near the center. This contrasting color pattern gives the flowers their characteristic ornamental appeal.