[violapinnata]

Bonjour à tous! I submit these photos taken in a garden on Menton (France) two weeks ago. I think that these two plants are (bot) Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. but i have a lot of doubts about this. May be an Hibiscus? Are they the same species or varieties?
Can anyone help me in their ID? Many thanks in advance. Greetings, Bruno

[Fleur Pavlidis]

I can't help you with identification, but it's very interesting to me that this plant is growing in the ground rather than a pot which can be taken into protection during the winter. I assume Menton gets pretty cold so could this be as hardy as, say, Hibiscus mutabilis?

[violapinnata]

I think that these two plants are Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. (which, I have read, is highly variable) but i'm not absolutely sure of this...Yes, not surprising for those living on the Côte d'Azur they grow outdoor: Menton is perhaps the hottest place of the entire France mediterranean cost!