Hibiscus laevis (Hibiscus militaris)

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Common Name:  Smooth Rose Mallow, Scarlet Rose Mallow

Full to part sun, wet to moderately wet moisture level, adaptable to most soils except rocky, strongly acid to neutral pH.  5-6 feet height, blooms summer into fall, pink flowers, spreads slowly by seed.

Germination Code: C(60)

Native Region:  Statewide but mostly concentrated in Coastal Plain and Interior Low Plateaus of western and middle Tennessee

Easy to grow from seed.  Showy flowers on a low-maintenance plant.  Good for wetland gardens.  Attracts butterflies.

Smooth Rose Mallow, Scarlet Rose Mallow - Hibiscus laevis (Hibiscus militaris) 3
Photo Courtesy Prairie Moon Nursery http://www.prairiemoon.com/
Smooth Rose Mallow, Scarlet Rose Mallow - Hibiscus laevis (Hibiscus militaris) 4
Photo Courtesy Prairie Moon Nursery http://www.prairiemoon.com/
Smooth Rose Mallow, Scarlet Rose Mallow - Hibiscus laevis (Hibiscus militaris)
Photo Courtesy Prairie Moon Nursery http://www.prairiemoon.com/