A Healthy Happy Hibiscus “Hello!”

The Holy Hibiscus Cherishes Summer and Celebrates Life

As I climbed out of the Long Island Sound fresh from my morning high-tide swim, the long-awaited first Hibiscus flower of my peaceful prized perennial (how’s that for alliteration?) beckoned me with a smile.

The blossom’s joy would not be denied. Nascent buds clustered ‘round, contributing soon to be ‘even more pleasurable’, plentiful splendor.

My first summer Hibiscus blossom urges sacred communion. Photograph: Jonathan Prager.

I couldn’t dream of doing anything other than commending the grace of the divine.

Complementing my inner celebration, the alliterative cascade continued.

“How pure, propitious, and picturesque!”

“Poetic, pleasing, providential.”

“Congratulations!”

We agreed I’d be remiss were I not to share my inaugural blossom’s majesty with a world awaiting moments of majesty.

An early Disco Belle Pink blossom peeks out through the distinctively pointed leaves of its parent. Photograph: Jonathan Prager.

Now, Hibiscuses — some might find ‘Hibisci’ more fitting nomenclature for expressions of ebullient grace — come in an astonishing array of varieties.

To point to a few…