Crimson-Eyed Rose-Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Image ID: 2012/ph23
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Other common names: Crimsoneyed Rosemallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus, Swamp Rose Mallow
Native
Family:
Malvaceae (Mallow)
Height: 3 to 8 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 4 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Panhandle Trail
Date: 8/11/2012
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Crimson-Eyed Rose-Mallow may be
easily confused with:
- Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon has a distinctly "fuzzy" stigma.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
