Hibiscus moscheutos

Description

Hibiscus moscheutos, or Swamp Rose Mallow, is a robust, attractive plant with large leaves and stunning white flowers with dark pink centers. Each exotic appearing bloom lasts a day, but they are produced repeatedly for about a month. The plant thrives in sunny, moist, or wet sites, where many pollinators frequently visit. Swamp Rose Mallow is great for late-summer, living fences, wetland edges, or rain gardens. The blooms are pollinated by long-tongued bees like the Rose Mallow bee and provide nectar to ruby-throated hummingbirds. Swamp Rose Mallow hosts caterpillars of the gray hairstreak, painted lady butterflies, skippers, and several moths.