After my surgery a friend and her husband sent me a hibiscus plant. I had read that these plants require a lot of sunlight...something I don't really get. I put the plant outside on the railing of my patio. There were several buds on the plant that all fell off in a short time. I thought that didn't bode well for blooms, but recently new buds appeared. The first one opened into this beautiful hibiscus flower. I stood outside by the railing and sketched the first flower. Of course this weekend the forecast was for Hurricane Henri to sweep through our area, so I brought the hibiscus and my two hanging plants indoors for safety.
A friend told me the hibiscus flowers only last for a day and then they close up and fall off. Luckily when the first flower closed another bud was ready to start blooming. So far I have had three flowers. I was really happy to see this!
Here is the sketch of the first hibiscus flower. I sketched it in my Stillman & Birn Delta Sketchbook.
