Date of issue: 13 June 2023
Designer: Sharon Rodziewicz,
Australia Post Design Studio
Printer: Southern Impact
This is one of two in a series of 'Norfolk Island Botanic Gardens' stamps.
Plant: Hibiscus insularis
Family: MALVACEAE
Phillip Island Hibiscus
Tall, open shrub to 4 m. Ovate leaves to 5 cm long with crenate margins.
Flowers ageing from pale yellow to purplish red.
Distribution: Phillip Island, off the coast of Norfolk Island.