[2] Flowers can be double or single and are 4–6 in (10–15 cm) in diameter; they open white or pink, and change to deep red by evening.

It grows nicely in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil.

[4] In cultivation in the UK, Hibiscus mutabilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[5] Floral color change occurs in H. mutabilis when flowers are white in the morning, turning pink during noon and red in the evening of the same day.

Subramanian and Nair postulated that anthocyanins in pink and red flowers of H. mutabilis are synthesized independently since there is no reduction in phenolic content.