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Malvaceae
Scarlet rose-mallow
Hibiscus laevis
Also known as Texas star hibiscus, Hibiscus militaris, Swamp hibiscus, Scarlet hibiscus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Wetland · Hummingbird Plant · Large Flowers · Red Flowers · Rain Garden · Perennial · Hibiscus · Pollinator · Malvaceae
Scarlet rose-mallow is a striking native perennial that produces large, showy red to pink flowers and thrives in moist to wet soils with partial to full sun. Water regularly to keep the soil moist and provide a rich, organic planting site near a pond or rain garden for best results. Cut stems back to the ground each fall and it will reliably return the following spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and keep soil consistently moist, especially during summer heat · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.2
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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