Ten Hibiscus species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs of flowers, petals and staminal columns. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Cultivated plants are not presented as wild habitat records. Traditional horticultural Hibiscus names are used; modern classifications assign some species to other genera. Photograph credits: 1. File:Hibiscus Brilliant.jpg; Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK; Required credit: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hibiscus_Brilliant.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 2. File:Hibiscus Syriacus.JPG; Eric Kounce TexasRaiser; Required credit: Eric Kounce TexasRaiser; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hibiscus_Syriacus.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 3. File:Swamp rose-mallow.jpg; The Cosmonaut; Required credit: The Cosmonaut; CC BY-SA 2.5 ca; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ca/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swamp_rose-mallow.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 4. File:(MHNT) Hibiscus coccineus flower and bottoms.jpg; Didier Descouens; Required credit: Didier Descouens; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(MHNT)_Hibiscus_coccineus_flower_and_bottoms.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 5. File:Mufurong1.jpg; 本本一世 (Benben I), credited in the Commons file description; legacy Author field displays ????; Required credit: 本本一世 (Benben I), credited in the Commons file description; legacy Author field displays ????; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mufurong1.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 6. File:Hibiscus schizopetalus (Botanischer Garten TU Darmstadt).jpg; Botanischer Garten TU Darmstadt; Required credit: Botanischer Garten TU Darmstadt; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hibiscus_schizopetalus_(Botanischer_Garten_TU_Darmstadt).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 7. File:Hibiscus trionum (Flower-of-an-hour, or Bladder Hibiscus).jpg; American187; Required credit: American187; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hibiscus_trionum_(Flower-of-an-hour,_or_Bladder_Hibiscus).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 8. File:Starr-211012-0859-Hibiscus sabdariffa-flower-Lowes Kahului-Maui (52432561652).jpg; Forest and Kim Starr; Required credit: Forest and Kim Starr; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr-211012-0859-Hibiscus_sabdariffa-flower-Lowes_Kahului-Maui_(52432561652).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 9. File:Hibiscus laevis Arkansas.jpg; Eric Hunt; Required credit: Eric Hunt; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hibiscus_laevis_Arkansas.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 10. File:Starr-130312-2346-Hibiscus acetosella-flower-Pali o Waipio Huelo-Maui (25113949191).jpg; Forest and Kim Starr; Required credit: Forest and Kim Starr; CC BY 3.0 us; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr-130312-2346-Hibiscus_acetosella-flower-Pali_o_Waipio_Huelo-Maui_(25113949191).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. Video adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Original photographs retain their licenses; no author endorsement implied.