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About the flower

Hibiscus is known for its large, fragile blossoms, beneath which grows a hardier plant than its delicate appearance could ever suggest. There are two main types of Hibiscus flower, the hardy and the tropical. Within each are a number of hybrid varietals bred for various climates and growing conditions. Hardy Hibiscus flowers are easier to grow and care for, as their name suggests. Tropical Hibiscus flowers have more exacting care standards and are recommended for more experienced gardeners, unless growing conditions are ideal. Hibiscus flowers come in a stunning array of colors and patterns, from white to pink to purple to variegated. Learn more about these popular and delightful flowering plants as you consider whether to select Hibiscus for our own home garden or landscape setting.

Venation of Hibiscus

Hibiscus flower has reticulate venation.

Root system of Hibiscus

Hibiscus flower has fibrous root system.

Pollen Grains

A pollen grain is a single unit of a substance that is found at the centre of a flower. A pollen grain looks like a round ball with deep fissures and small spines surrounding it. Pollen grains are very essential, because without them, we cannot have any fruits or nuts.

Petals of Hibiscus

The common hibiscus has five petals.

Monocot & Dicot

Monocot: A monocot has only one seed leaf (monocot is short for 'monocotyledon'. A cotyledon is a seed leaf, and 'mono' means one). This seed leaf is usually the same shape as the adult leaf, long and thin, and the leaf veins nearly always run parallel to the central midrib. Sometimes, the adult leaves are pinnate, as in many palms, but the veins are parallel on each leaflet. There are several monocot plant families that are instantly recognisable. Many food plants are grasses. So crops like wheat, oats, barley and sweet corn are all monocots. Palms, Orchids, and most bulbous plants are monocots.

A dicot has two cotyledons (dicot is short for 'dicotyledon', and 'di' means two). The seed leaves are usually rounded and fat, because they are the two halves of the seed. The first true leaves can be many different shapes, from long and thin to rounded or palmate. Most trees and shrubs and many garden annuals and perennials are dicots, and there are many more species of dicots than there are monocots.

Venation:

The arrangement of veins in a leaf is termed as venation. Venation may differ from one type of plant to another.

Parallel venation	Reticulate venation
Veins run parallel to one another from the base to the tip of the leaf.	Veins are arranged in a net-like pattern on both sides of the midrib.
This is a characteristic feature of monocot plants.	This is a characteristic feature of the dicot plants.
E.g. Banana, Bamboo.	E.g. Hibiscus, mango

Parallel Venation

A leaf with parallel venation is a leaf with patterns on the blades. Venation refers to the pattern of veins that consist of vascular tissue which are important to transport food and water for the leaf's health. These veins connect the blade to the petiole and lead to the stem. A parallel venation is a pattern classified in a leaf as is reticulated and dichotomous. In parallel venation, the veins are all smaller and parallel to one another and a series of smaller veins connect to the larger veins.

Reticulate Venation

Basically Venation means the way the veins and veinlets are arranged on a leaf. One of the two types of venation is reticulate venation. In this type of venation there is a network of veins which originate from each other. This is found in most dicotyledons. They are commonly called dicots. The dicots are known as reticulate or net because they have this kind of venation. The dicots have their veins in different sizes in cross sections. Some of the leaves which have reticulate venation are Phaseolus, Anthurium, kalo and Aranda.