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HI, I'M RUBY. It goes without saying that we’re a bit obsessed with the hibiscus flower, and Ruby is just the latest addition to the lengthy history of the global plant. The hibiscus flower has been growing globally for thousands of years, with eight specific species that were indigenous to Hawaii (arnottianus and kokio), Mauritius (genevieve, fragilis, liliflorus), Fiji (storckii), Madagascar (schizopetalus), and either China or India (rosa-sinensis). But that final strain, the rosa-sinensis was the common root for what, in some places would come to be known as the comfortroot.