Rose Mallow in North Carolina
by Rebecca Carr
Title
Rose Mallow in North Carolina
Artist
Rebecca Carr
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
This delicate wildflower was growing in an area of profuse native flowers in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. It appears to be a rose mallow or swamp rose mallow. According to Clemson University's College of Agriculture the rose mallow is native to marshy areas throughout the southeast. It has been extensively bred and is the parent of a number of popular hibiscus hybrids, often referred to as dinner plate hibiscus due to the large size of their flowers. The large, fast-growing plants bloom from August to October. Individual flowers last only a day, but each plant may flaunt several 10 to 12 inch wide flowers at once. Other common names for this showy bloom include Hibiscus moscheutos, rose mallow, swamp rose-mallow, crimsoneyed rosemallow, and eastern rosemallow.
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August 12th, 2019
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