Another brand new flower outside: Abelmoschus manihot!
Another member of the Hibiscus family, commonly referred to as Aibika or Sunset Hibiscus (among other names). This one is producing rather thin flower petals as they usually fill out in a near-perfect circle, but amazing nonetheless. Aibika is an Asian native, and almost completely edible; flowers of course are able to be eaten fresh if you’re not going for seed collection (though just harvesting petals is also an option), and the leaves are commonly used fresh or cooked in salads, soups, and stir fries. They’re extremely high in micronutrients and also fairly protein rich for a plant.
Winter will take these ones out, but I’m likely to start another couple to try and maintain edible options through the cold season inside.

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