Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
There are around six species of rose native to Connecticut, all with similar flowers. Swamp rose can be identified by its preference for wet sites, its hooked thorns and its very narrow stipules (see leaf images below).
This species, swamp rosemallow, is occasionally found in swamps and marshes throughout Florida (Wunderlin, 1998). Swamp rosemallow blooms in the spring and summer.
Swamp Rose Mallow
This shrublike herbaceous perennial is a vigorous grower with large glabrous leaves and 4-5" wide flowers that range from pink to white. The flowers last only for one day, but they appear consistantly until the end of the season.
Crimson-eyed Rosemallow, Swamp Rose
Scientific Name: Hibiscus moscheutos L.
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Family: Malvaceae ...
'Swamp Rose' (Introduced - 1824) Few roses tolerate poorly drained soils; this shrub thrives on them. This makes the swamp rose a prize for gardeners in search of a shrub for a low-lying damp spot.
100 (200)cm, Swamp Rose is a deciduous woody shrub with showy bright rose, strongly fragrant flowers and fresh green, 7-foliate leaves with serrated margins.
The swamp rose mallow is a multi-stemmed, shrub-like herbaceous perennial that grows up to 7 ft (2.1m) tall. It dies back in winter and re-sprouts in spring.
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Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Swan River Daisy (Brachycome iberidifolia)
Swan River Daisy (Brachycome multifida)
Sweet Alison (Lobularia maritima 'Formula Mixture')
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima 'Easter Bonnet') ...
Swamp Rosemallow (H. Grandiflorus) is a shrub with white flowers that can reach 2 meters (7') in height. The leaves are three lobed and irregularly toothed. It is found on the coastal plan from Texas to Georgia and Florida.
Swamp rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Variegated spider lily (Hymenocallis caribaea ‘Variegata')
Spider lily (Hymenocallis caroliniana)
Blue iris (Iris versicolor)
Japanese iris (I. ensata)
Siberian iris (I. siberica) ...
This graceful and arching variety of our native swamp rose has single rosy-pink blossoms with a mild scent. It retains the disease resistance of its native ancestor, and has the added quality of being thornless.
Other terrestrial genera that grow as American wildflowers are the fringe orchids (Blephariglottis); the small-blossomed twayblades (species of Liparis and Listera); the pogonias, or beard-flowers (Pogonia); the wild pinks, or swamp rose orchids ...
- Swamp Rosemallow (Southeastern United States)
Hibiscus hamabo
Hibiscus hastatus
Hibiscus heterophyllus - Native Rosella
Hibiscus indicus
Hibiscus insularis Endl. - Phillip Island Hibiscus (Phillip Island) ...
 See also: Mallow, Hibiscus, Hibiscus moscheutos, Rose, Pink
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