酔すい芙ふ蓉よう

noun

cotton rosemallow; Confederate rose

A variety of Hibiscus mutabilis whose flowers change color from white to pink to red over the course of a day, giving the appearance of becoming 'drunk'.

• 庭にわに酔すい芙ふ蓉ようが咲さいていて、朝あさは白しろく、夕ゆう方がたには赤あかくなる。

  A cotton rosemallow is blooming in the garden; it is white in the morning and turns red by evening.