How to Draw a Hibiscus (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a hibiscus, start with a small circle in the middle. Add five big rounded petals and a long stamen with four dots. Finish with two leaves and thin vein lines on the petals.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Red, dark red, yellow and green crayons
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Teaching this to a class?
Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.
How to draw a hibiscus step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a small circle for the center of the flower.
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Step 2 of 6: Add five big rounded petals with wavy edges all around the center circle.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw a long stamen going up to the right with four round dots. Erase the petal lines under it.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two pointed leaves with vein lines peeking out behind the bottom petals, one on each side.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw two or three thin vein lines on each petal, all pointing toward the center.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the petals red, the center and petal veins dark red, the stamen and dots yellow, leaves green.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Draw the top petal first, then go around the circle so all five petals touch the center.
Tip: Make the stamen long enough to reach past the edge of the petals.
Make it yours
Yellow hibiscus
Color the petals yellow and the center red for a bright change.
Hibiscus lei
Draw a row of small hibiscus flowers on a curved line like a necklace.
Beach flower
Draw the hibiscus next to a palm tree and a sun.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The petals don't meet
Start and end every petal on the edge of the center circle.
The stamen looks short
Draw the stamen tube out past the petal edge before adding the dots.
The leaves cover the petals
Draw the leaves behind the petals so only their tips and sides show.
Fun facts about the hibiscus
The native yellow hibiscus, also called Ma'o hau hele, is the official state flower of Hawaii. (Source: Hawaii State Legislature)
Hawaii's native yellow hibiscus has large flowers that are 4 to 6 inches across. (Source: University of Hawaii CTAHR)
The native yellow hibiscus is an endangered plant that grows naturally only in Hawaii. (Source: University of Hawaii CTAHR)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a hibiscus easy?
Draw a small circle and five rounded petals around it. Add a long stamen with dots, two leaves and thin vein lines.
How to draw a hibiscus step by step?
Draw the center, the petals, the stamen, the leaves and the veins. Color the petals red and the stamen yellow last.
How to draw a hibiscus for kids?
Use five big rounded petals around one small circle. The long stamen with dots makes it look like a hibiscus.
If your petals came out different sizes, that's fine. Your hibiscus is blooming its own way. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.