| Description | Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) A shrub-like herbaceous perennial with large flowers of crimson, rose or white with cerise centers. |
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| Pronunciation | (hi-BIS-kus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist, best in moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, native to swampy forests; wet meadows; marshes |
| Flowers | 4-5 inches, last only one day but are constantly blooming, single, crimson, rose or white, borne from the axils of the plant, July through September |
| Fruit | seed capsule with 5 seeds, will float to facilitate the spread |
| Leaves | green, broadly ovate, toothed margins, lobeless or have 3-5 shallow lobes |
| Stems | emerge quickly in the spring |
| Dimensions | 6 feet or larger |
| Maintenance | leave a 6 inch portion of the stem when cutting back in the fall, they are very slow to emerge in the spring and this will mark their spot |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | native to areas of USA and Canada |
| Misc Facts | One Native American tribe used this plant to cure inflamed bladders. 1st collected by English plant hunter Rev. John Banister in colonial Virginia c. 1680. A gunman mistakenly shot and killed him while he collected plants. Bloomed for Jefferson at Monticello in July 1767. (#164) AKA: hardy hibiscus or swamp rose mallow, Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus (syn. Hibiscus palustris) |
| Notes & Reference | #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com), #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info) |
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