hi all. at the farmer's market this morning we saw the MOST gorgeous hibiscus. it was a tad pricey for poor grad students, so i wanted some info first. i have been searching to no avail for a while, so decided to post the question...

it was definitely tropical, and the flowers were small, about 2-3" in diameter. they were a coralish-pink on the inside and were rimmed with a cream color. the leaves were smaller and a bit more elongated than i usually see, and were vivdly variegated with red on green. it had a pretty spreading habit - *almost* *sort of* reminiscent of a fuschia. the entire plant was maybe two feet tall and just as wide.

thoughts? i guess my main question would be: is it more delicate than a normal tropical hibiscus? my SO has a way with them and can overwinter them beautifully (actually one reason i fell in love with him;) !!), but we were worried this one looked more delicate than others...