I would appreciate your opinion and species name if it is a hibiscus. Thanks

Regards, Brian Kerr.

By any chance, do the seeds from the same pod produce different colored blooms? I have quite a few of these seedlings.

Thank you.

The reasons I doubt it's Abelmoschus are:
1. leaves not sufficiently lobed
2. flowers too small in comparison with leaves
3. petals too narrow and rounded at apex
4. stamen filaments too few and widely separated where they depart from the very recurved staminal tube

I suspect this plant is one of the small-flowered Hibiscus species, maybe of Section Bombicella. Have a look at the link below.

My hunch is still that it's one of the many small-flowered species in Hibiscus sect. Bombicella. I think these are most diverse in Africa and the Americas, and they are not much grown in gardens. There's a possibility that it's a native or naturalised West Indian species.

It was once known as Hibiscus abelmoschus L.;H. rhodopetalus; H longifolius
etc.,but was seperated from Hibiscus due to the calyx splitting on one side during anthesis, attached to the corolla and falling with it after flowering.The Hibiscus calyx does not split and persists after flowering.

With Hibiscus the leaves are palmately nerved and often palmately
lobed;
calyx usually deeply divided.
Abelmoschatus moschatus and its sub-species tuberosus are erect or decumbent herbs up to 75 cm tall; tap root tuberous; stems petioles and pedicles
densely pubescent with spreading simple hairs. Leaves with petioles 1-15 cm long; blades narowly ovate, hastate, to broardly ovate, palmatisect with oblong or narowly obovate lobes, apex subacute to obtuse, base cordate or
hastate or sometimes +/- truncate, margin crenate to coarsely serrate, 3.5-15 cm x 1.2-16 cm long; epicalyx bractioles 9-10, linear, 1-2(-2.5) cm long, persistent, spreading or reflexed; calyx ca 1.5-2 cm long; petals
pink, white or yellow with a darker base, sometimes red, 2.5-7 cm long.
(nb.
if the bloom pictured has a white eye zone it will be A. moschatus not the sub-species tuberosus) Capsules ovoid, 3-5 cm x 1.5-2.5 cm, pubescent with long stiff hairs, often shorter hairs as well.
As you can see, the identification of the different Malvaceae can be
somewhat confusing. The plants can look entirely different due to growing conditions, age of the plant etc. A. moschatus is quite commonly sold through nurseries and was once available as seed through the seed company Thompson and Morgan.
I (Geoff)need more information regarding this "mystery Hibiscus" such as source of supply, where and when it was grown etc.

Would you or anyone (Tony from Oz)like to join my Hibiscus and Related Genera Study Group as an
associate member for $10-00 per annum? We do a lot of in depth study of the different Australian Malvaceae plants and put out 3 to 4 newsletters per annum. Full members have to be members of the Soc. for the Growing of Aust.Plants. Most of my work is vetted by Botanists who are group members."
Regards, Geoff
Good luck, Brian Kerr.

PS DAZED77, Did you get my latest information to your question about DIY hybridizing? Some interesting sites given for your information gathering.

As to the DIY hybridizing. I did take a look at the site that you provided. It was quite informative. So far, I have crossed red with yellow, yellow with pink and peach with yellow. I have no idea what I will get back.

I also recently picked up some cuttings of thedouble flowered variety of peach colored hibiscus, but according to your website, these are not likely to produce seeds.

Thanks once again. I really do appreciate it.