Heather Angel / Chinese peacock butterfly (Papilio bianor) drinking nectar from a Hibiscus flower. To maintain position it flaps the wings which pick up pollen on their undersides from the stamens placed on the end o...

Heather Angel / Hibiscus (Hibiscus sp) flower with stigmas and pollen covered stamens. Focus stacked.

Heather Angel / Mandrinette (Hibiscus fragilis), cultivated in breeding program at Kew Gardens, London, UK. Endemic to Mauritius.

Kirkendall-Spring / State flower of Hawaii, the Yellow Hawaiian hibiscus also known as pua aloalo or ma'o hau hele in the Hawaiian language, Big Island Hawaii. December

Steve Downer / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring from a Rose of sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) flower, Birmingham, England, UK, August.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), male in flight feeding on Hibiscus flower, Hill Country, Texas, USA. September

Pascal Pittorino / China rose (Hibiscus sinensis) flower. Cultivated plant in a botanical garden, Bormes les Mimosas, Var, Provence, France, August

Pascal Pittorino / Roselle flowers (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in a garden, Var, Provence, France, August

Pascal Pittorino / Roselle flowers (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in a garden, Var, Provence, France, August

Pascal Pittorino / Roselle flowers (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in a garden, Var, Provence, France, August

Martin Gabriel / China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) flower. Cultivated plant, Costa Rica.

Simon Colmer / African Rosemallow also known as Maple Sugar, Red Hibiscus, Cranberry Shield (Hibiscus acetosella) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda as a blood tonic, leaves are edible and good source of vitamin C.