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The best of this batch would certainly include ornamental bananas, cannas, ornamental grasses such as purple fountaingrass, snapdragons (cool months), Gold Star esperanza, tropical hibiscus, copper plants, cordylines, yuccas and colocasias.
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But at dessert, many diners might gravitate to another cocktail — maybe the Ginger Shandy ($10) with passion-fruit rum, lime, ginger, pineapple and Red Stripe, or the Deep Dub ($12) with coconut rum, dark rum, pineapple, hibiscus and almond.
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After an hour the wine unfurls like an hibiscus flower, its herbal edges softened by dusty red cherry and plum flavors.
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Among the local flora being used for the collaboration are edible violets, lavender, hibiscus, tangerine flower, passion flower, pansies, chamomile, rose elderflower and pollen.
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Inspired by the Mamonde Garden in Seoul, South Korea, these products are all infused with floral essences, including damask rose for its soothing properties, hibiscus for moisture, and narcissus for replenishing the skin.
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The winding path is lined with hibiscus and frangipani flowers that Fijians traditionally wear behind the ear (left for single, right for taken).
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On display: two poinsettias prints and four mixed-media flower silkscreens that represent hibiscuses, which grow throughout the 15-acre gardens.
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So is top-notch Indy bartender Jason Foust, crafter of Festiva’s signature Margarita Estacional with blood orange, habanero and hibiscus.
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Did You Know?
There are about 250 species of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants in the genus Hibiscus, which belongs to the mallow family. They are native to warm temperate and tropical regions. Several are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flowers. The tropical Chinese or Hawaiian hibiscus, which is also called China rose, has large, somewhat bell-shaped reddish blossoms. The East African hibiscus, a drooping shrub, is often grown in hanging baskets indoors.
Origin and Etymology of hibiscus
HIBISCUS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hibiscus for English Language Learners
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: a type of shrub that has large colorful flowers
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See words that rhyme with hibiscus Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about hibiscus
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