Hibiscus moscheutos

rose mallow, eastern rosemallow

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Photo credit: Christopher F. Miller, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Jersey.
Family

Malvaceae

Region

Coastal Plain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water)

Height

3 - 6ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Pink, Yellow

Fruit

Capsule; Brown

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy

Soil Moisture

Flooded, Moist, Wet

Blooms

July - September

Fall Color

Habitat

fresh to brackish tidal marshes, occasionally nontidal marshes

Notes

common along coast; persists in winter; split seed capsules; use H. laevis in Piedmont; tolerates salinity to 15 ppt

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The Native Plants Guide

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