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Malvaceae
Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Delicate beauty and persuasion.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 90-240 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, fertile
- Water
- Regular to wet
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The dinner-plate-sized flowers can reach up to 30 cm across, making them among the largest of any hardy perennial.
- Each individual flower lasts only one day but new buds open continuously for weeks.
- Despite its tropical appearance, it is fully hardy and native to marshes of the eastern United States.
- The plant dies completely to the ground in winter and emerges late in spring, often causing gardeners to think it has died.
- Hummingbirds and large butterflies are the primary pollinators of the enormous flowers.
Color meanings
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Consumed by love
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Delicate beauty
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Persuasion