Sorry, I wasn't being specfic lorax. Yep, the stem is woody but... the branches is pretty messy if unkempt. As they are softish and when they get long, they have a droopy look. That was what I was trying to say. I used to keep 20+ big pots of the big flower hybrid and gave up after trying to keep them in 'shape'. My all time favorite (don't know the name), was a brown colored hybrid I got from Bangkok about 10yrs ago. I have not seen it again since.
Btw the hibiscus is very common here because....it is Malaysia's National Flower.[/b]
