🌺 FREE HIBISCUS DRAWING
Hibiscus Drawing for Kids How to Draw A Hibiscus in 6 Easy Steps
Quick Answer
Draw five big teardrop petals with wavy edges — one on top, two at the sides, two at the bottom. Add the long curved stamen stalk with its oval tip and three dots, then two leaves underneath, and colour the petals deep pink. Made for ages 3 and up — no signup needed, just print and draw.
At a Glance
- Subject: How to draw a hibiscus
- Ages: 3+
- Steps: 6 steps
- Time: ~15 min
- Difficulty: Easy
- Supplies: Paper, crayons
The hibiscus is the big, breezy flower of summer — five wide petals and a long stamen that sticks right out. Kids enjoy that the petals are large and wavy, so there is no need to be neat, and the flower's signature stalk in the middle makes the finished drawing instantly recognisable.
✏️ Draw Your Hibiscus in 6 Easy Steps
One step per box — this step by step hibiscus drawing shows each new part in a different color so kids can see exactly what changed.
Step 1: The Top Petal
Draw one big petal shape at the top of your paper — a wide teardrop with a wavy edge. This is the hibiscus's top petal.
Step 2: The Side Petals
Draw two more big petal shapes, one on each side of the first petal, each one overlapping the first petal so all three petals touch.
Step 3: The Bottom Petals
Draw two more big petal shapes, one at the bottom left and one at the bottom right, each one overlapping the petal above it. Now your flower has five petals!
Step 4: The Stamen
Draw one long thin stalk curving up from the center of the flower, with one small oval at its tip and three tiny dots around the oval.
Step 5: The Leaves
Draw two pointed-oval leaf shapes below the flower, one on each side, each leaf touching the bottom petals.
Step 6: Color It In
Color your hibiscus! Deep pink for all five petals with lighter pink near the center, yellow for the stamen stalk, orange for the oval tip, red for the three tiny dots, and green for the leaves. Great drawing!
📊 Hibiscus Drawing by Age
Every age can join in — just adjust the job.
| Age | What they can do | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Draw the big top petal and colour all five petals deep pink. | Wavy edges are forgiving — tell them the wobblier the edge, the more it looks like a real hibiscus petal. |
| 4-5 | Place all five petals around the flower — top, two sides, two bottom — with overlaps. | Use clock positions to help: one petal at the top, one each side, then fill the two bottom gaps. |
| 6+ | Draw the full flower including the curved stamen, its oval tip and the three tiny dots. | Challenge them to shade the petals lighter near the center, the way Step 6 shows, using a lighter touch with the crayon. |
🖨️ Download Your Free Hibiscus Drawing Printable
The printable lays out all 6 steps one per box, big enough for little hands — kids draw right alongside each step.
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🌺 Hibiscus Lei Garland
Hibiscus flowers are strung into leis in Hawaii, so turn this drawing into a garland: draw the hibiscus three or four times using the same six steps, colour each one a different colour — pink, red, orange, yellow — cut them out, and tape them along a ribbon or string. A row of kid-drawn hibiscus flowers makes a bright summer party decoration.
What You'll Need to Draw A Hibiscus
You need paper, a pencil and crayons or markers. For Step 6 keep deep pink and lighter pink for the five petals, yellow for the stamen stalk, orange for its oval tip, red for the three tiny dots, and green for the leaves. Red, orange or yellow petals work for variations, since real hibiscus flowers come in all of those colours.
What They're Learning
This tutorial practices the wide teardrop with a wavy edge — the petal shape — repeated five times in a ring, plus overlapping shapes, since every petal tucks over the one beside it. Kids also practice placement (top, sides, bottom), counting to five, a long curved line for the stamen, and the pointed oval for the leaves.
Make It Yours
Once the hibiscus is drawn, try: petals in red, orange or sunny yellow, a whole hibiscus bush with three flowers and extra leaves, a tiny version tucked behind a drawn ear like a hair flower, or a second flower in a paler colour behind the first for a tropical bouquet.
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💡 Hibiscus Flower Drawing Tips for Parents
The step parents most often need to coach is the petal placement in Steps 1 to 3: top first, then the two sides, then the two bottom petals, each one overlapping its neighbour. Overlapping is the skill here — if a petal floats on its own, gently show how it should tuck behind the petal next to it.
Step 4's stamen is the hibiscus's signature — a long thin stalk curving up out of the center with a small oval tip. If your child's stalk comes out short or straight, it is still correct enough; but a nice long curve is what makes visitors say 'that's a hibiscus!' — worth one practice line on scrap paper.
✏️ Hibiscus Flower Drawing Step by Step
This hibiscus drawing is built as a ring before it is built as a flower: five wide teardrop petals go down first — top, sides, then bottom — and only when the ring is closed does the stamen spring out of its center, with the two leaves tucked underneath last.
The thing that matters most is the size of the very first petal. Every petal is the same wide teardrop, and the top petal sets the scale for the other four. If it goes down small, the ring crowds: the side petals squeeze in and the two bottom petals end up tiny, or get left out altogether.
So coach Step 1 big — a generous top petal, with empty paper left around it on both sides and below. If the first petal does come out small, starting the flower again bigger is quicker than shrinking four more petals to match it.
See free hibiscus printable for more.
✏️ One Shape Per Step, Six Steps Total
Three counts keep this hibiscus drawing on track. Before Step 4 begins, count the petals out loud: five. Then run a finger slowly around the ring — it should travel from petal to petal without crossing empty paper, because each petal overlaps the next. A gap in the ring is easiest to fix now, by widening the nearest petal.
After Step 4, check where the stamen starts: the stalk should grow out of the middle of the ring, not out of one of the petals. At its tip there is one small oval, and around that oval, three tiny dots — count them; two dots or four means one has landed in the wrong place or gone missing.
Finish with the leaves in Step 5: two pointed ovals, one on each side below the flower, and each one should touch a bottom petal. A leaf that floats below the flower with a gap under it looks dropped rather than attached.
See free hibiscus printable for more.
🌺 A Tropical Flower for Summer Drawing
The finished flower makes an easy repeating pattern. Draw it again and again along the bottom edge of a big sheet of paper — five petals, stamen, done — and the sheet becomes homemade wrapping paper, or a tropical border for a bedroom door sign.
Keep the Step 6 colours through the pattern — deep pink petals, lighter pink centers, yellow stalks — and let one flower in the row break the rule with a different petal colour. Finding the odd one out becomes a game for whoever receives the parcel.
See free hibiscus printable for more.
❓ Hibiscus Drawing FAQs
What is the easiest way to draw a hibiscus flower?
Draw five big teardrop petals with wavy edges in a ring — top, two sides, two bottom — then add the long curved stamen stalk in the center. This tutorial builds the flower in exactly that order across six steps.
What age is this hibiscus drawing for?
It is made for ages 3 and up. Younger kids can draw the big petals and colour them, while older children handle the overlapping petals, the stamen dots and the two-tone petal colouring themselves.
What supplies do we need to draw a hibiscus?
Paper, a pencil and crayons or markers are all you need. For Step 6, have deep pink, lighter pink, yellow, orange, red and green ready.
Is the hibiscus drawing printable really free?
Yes — every printable on MomYouNeedThis is 100% free to download and print. No signup, no payment, just tap the download button.
How do I print the hibiscus drawing tutorial?
Open the PDF and print at 100% scale, not 'fit to page', so the six step pictures print at their designed size. Your child can work through them in order beside their own sheet of paper.
How many petals does a hibiscus have in this drawing?
Five — one on top, one on each side and two at the bottom, each overlapping the petal beside it. Real hibiscus flowers also have five petals, so the drawing matches the real flower.
What is the long stalk in the middle of the hibiscus?
That is the stamen — the part of the flower that carries pollen. On a hibiscus it sticks far out of the center and ends in a small oval tip with dots, which is why Step 4 draws it curving up and out.
Can my child colour the hibiscus a different colour?
Yes — real hibiscus flowers come in red, orange, yellow, white and many shades of pink. The steps stay the same; just swap the deep pink in Step 6 for any of those colours.
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