Hibiscus, from the flowers of the twelve months: August

清朝 惲冰繪 花卉冊頁之十﹕木芙蓉 紙本設色
The hibiscus is called mufurong in Chinese and often used as a pun for "wealth" (fu) and "glory" (rong). Another name is "intoxicated hibiscus" (zuijiu furong) because the pinkish white blossoms, which open early in the morning, turn crimson at night. One of nine flowers of autumn, the ancient name for the hibiscus was "resists frost" (jushuang).