New research reveals how repeated genetic changes in Hibiscus flowers have led to the loss of visually striking bullseye patterns despite their advantage in attracting pollinators like bumblebees.

Using a small hibiscus plant as a model, researchers compared closely related plants with the same flower size but three ...

If you crave vibrant color and showy flowers, plant a hardy hibiscus in your garden. With huge blooms that can reach the size of dinner plates, these perennials instantly transport you to the tropics.

No other summer-flowering shrub surpasses the tropical hibiscus for glossy, dark green foliage and nonstop flowers in amazing patterns and combinations of red, pink, yellow, orange, white ...

The starlike flower has at least five petals (it is known as a double hibiscus when there are more) that appear in formations including a cartwheel (in which they completely overlap), a windmill ...

Hibiscus flowers have repeatedly lost their bullseye petal patterns through independent mutations or deletions in the BERRY1 gene, which regulates anthocyanin production.

Using a small hibiscus plant as a model, researchers compared closely related plants with the same flower size but three differently sized bullseye patterns featuring a dark purple centre ...

How Hibiscus flowers lost their bullseyes Cambridge scientists uncover the genetic pathways behind petal pattern evolution Date: May 21, 2025 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: New research ...