This shrub has upright slender woody branches that form an open rounded crown. It has variable dull green heart-shaped or lobed leaves and the large pink funnel-shaped flowers appear solitary from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 12 

Hibiscus splendens is naturally found in Australia from south-east Queensland to north-east New South Wales growing in well drained fertile moist soils in a protected sunny position and is drought and frost tender. 

This Hibiscus is grown for its flowers and is planted in parks or gardens as a specimen or in shrub borders for a tropical effect. It is suitable for coastal or tropical regions and establishes in 3 to 4 years. It is also grown as a container plant in cooler climates under glass and in bushland settings, attracting birds. ID 1853

Note:
The trunk is woody and the young stems are green, pubescent and may have small thorns. 

Hibiscus (hi-BIS-kus) splendens (splen-DEN-ez)

Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee)
Cotton, Mallows and Hollyhocks