Sugar Tip Sugar Tip (Hibiscus syriacus ‘ America Irene Scott’) has bold pink, double flowers from midsummer to fall and creamy white with blue-green brightly variegated foliage.

Most people sweeten hibiscus with sugar, honey, dates, fruit, and more. In Nigeria, sliced dried ginger, whole cloves, and fresh pineapple (skin, flesh, and core) are common additions.