Flower Friday

 Capricorn Coast Plants: Beach and Foreshore plants
Cottonwood Hibiscus tiliaceus 
Also known as; Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree
 
Found naturally throughout the Pacific Tropical region and grown elsewhere as a seaside ornamental. A large shrub or tree with an untidy appearance growing to about 8 metres with branches drooping to the ground, Leaves are heart-shaped, dark glossy green above, pale grey-green below forming a fairly dense canopy. Profuse flowers are bright yellow with deep burgundy centre and turning red after a day. The cotton tree is salt tolerant and thrives around mangrove margins, coastal creeks and lagoons. 
 
 
(wikipedia)

this tree can be found all-around our neighbourhood, it flowers almost the whole year round.