Hibiscus mutabilis L.is one woody perennial plant with high ornamental value and medicine value.Under field conditions，we studied the absorption and distribution of several mineral elements in Hibiscus mutabilis at vegetative growth phase，which could give some suggestions to its fertilization.Two varieties of Hibiscus mutabilis，including Mudanhong，one early blooming-seasoned variety and Zuifurong，one late blooming-seasoned variety，were sampled at late phase of vegetative growth.The root，stem，and leaves were weighed，and the concentration of N，P，K，Ca，Mg，Fe，Mn，Zn were determined.The results showed that:(1)During the vegetative growth period，there was no significant difference in the whole plant biomass between Mudanhong and Zuifurong.Compared to Zuifurong，the ratio of stem to the whole plant was higher in Mudanhong，with lower ratio of root to the whole plant.(2)Except P，other nutrition elements were higher in leaves than in stem and root for both varieties.For the same organ，the content of Ca in leaves of Mudanhong is lower than that of zuifurong，and the content of other elements is not different.(3)Accumulative absorption of nutrients in Hibiscus mutabilis demonstrated similar tendency as the concentration.The accumulative absorption of N，Ca，Mn，and Zn were higher in leaves than other organs for both varieties.Meanwhile，lower N，Ca，and Fe were absorbed in Mudanhong plant than those in Zuifurong.(4)The accumulative absorption of N，P，K，Ca，Mg，Fe，Mn，and Zn in Mudanhong plant was 4.34，0.87，4.99，3.12，1.44，0.15 g·plant-1，and 8.50，5.86 mg·plant-1 respectively，while those in Zuifurong plant was 5.92，1.11，5.71，4.35，1.74，0.22 g·plant-1，and 12.52，7.52 mg·plant-1，respectively.Not only N，P，and K nutrients，but also secondary and micro elements were required during Hibiscus mutabilis growth.Compared early blooming-seasoned variety，higher amounts of fertilizer were applied to the late blooming-seasoned variety.However，the two varieties had similar ratio of different nutrients during vegetative growth phase，namely，the N∶P∶K∶Ca∶Mg∶Fe∶Mn∶Zn ratio was 1∶0.20∶1.06∶0.73∶0.31∶0.04∶(2.04×10–3)∶(1.31×10–3).However，the number and period of fertilizer application during the whole growth period of Hibiscus mutabilis L. needs further study.