The Scarlett red hibiscus floats in the water surrounded by blue, green, yellow, and purple petals. The hibiscus has a red stem in the middle that grows straight upward. Beautiful flower arrangement you will often find in Asia.
There are over 200 different species of hibiscus. You find these flowers in warm tropical regions all over the world. Interestingly, in China, we know this flower as the “shoe flower” because people use it to polish their shoes.
Furthermore, the people of Polynesia use the fibers from the bark of the hibiscus tree to produce grass skirts. Another fascinating cultural ritual is that women in Tahiti and Hawaii wear hibiscus flowers behind the right ear. With the flower, they want to announce that they are single and ready for marriage. Married women wear a hibiscus behind their left ear.
The food industry uses these bright flowers as natural dyes. Correspondingly, women in China also use the color of the flower to dye their eyebrows. According to some medical studies, tea made of hibiscus lowers blood pressure and decreases cholesterol levels. Indeed, China and Thailand produce the highest amounts of hibiscus in the world.
If you like this flower photograph of ‘Hibiscus Floats In Water With Petals,’ please explore the fantastic nature in landscape photographs too. Have a secret look at the beautiful garden of the Taj Mahal. All our nature photographs are for sale as stock photos licenses and photo wall art prints.
This photograph is available to be purchased as a print. We offer our prints as unmounted fine art prints and framed prints that are ready-to-hang on your wall out of the box. Another option is that it can be licensed for personal or commercial use. Just click the add_shopping_cart icon left-hand side above the photo to select your choice.
For more information about the various types of prints we offer to purchase, please visit our Purchasing a print FAQ page.
Our Photo Licensing FAQ page explains the license types and helps you to choose the right license for your needs.
Before making a purchase, please read our Terms & Conditions page.
Lucy –
Beautiful photo!
Anette Mossbacher –
Thank you, Lucy.