Sahara Wind Hibiscus

'Sahara Wind' Hibiscus

Location:  Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii

This brilliantly colored tropical hibiscus variety is called Sahara Wind.  It grows in our garden in Hawaii.  It features golden-yellow petals and dark red in its throat, shading to a sort of magenta.  The blossoms usually last just a day, but as each one dies and falls to the ground a new one opens to replace it elsewhere on the shrub.