Good news ... flower buds are present!
A sure sign of the end of summer, these plants begin to bloom as days shorten. Hope there's time between now and frost date to collect plenty of the calyces for making tea! Harvesting encourages more flower buds to develop.
In addition to tea: "The small leaves and tender branch tips are a refreshing addition to fresh salads. You can also use them to make a tea or jam similar to the ones from calyxes. You don’t need to add pectin because hibiscus leaves contain 3 percent pectin. Hibiscus tea needs to be boiled to get the deep red color and great flavor." How to grow hibiscus from Mother Earth News
Info about harvesting from Green Talk
More harvesting info and how to process from Tyrant Farms
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