Another plant which grows freely in the compound is the flowering plant, Hibiscus, known as 'Chemparathi' in the local language.
There are four varieties of the plant that grow here. The most common one is the standard red variety with five petals. The plant generally has a thick foliage with dark green leaves. The leaves are used as green manure, especially while preparing the field for Paddy cultivation.
Another variety has similar red flowers; but, instead of five petals it has a multiple petals all bunched up like in a Rose flower. This plant too has somewhat thick foliage though the leaves are slightly smaller.
A third variety has slightly larger organge coloured flowers. With the sunlight falling directly on it, it appears yellowish instead of oranage. This plant has a comparatively sparse foliage and the leaves are somewhat light green coloured.
A fourth variety of the plant bears red flowers with whitish border and a white patch inside too. This too has sparse foliage with leaves of a lighter green colour.
