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Arkansas
Swamp Rosemallow in flower
Andrew Cannizzaro · CC BY 2.0 · source

Swamp Rosemallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

It grows wild in 44 of Arkansas’s 75 counties.

Light
Part shade to full sun
Soil
Moist soil
Size
4 ft to 6 ft tall, 3.5 ft wide
Flowers
Pink, red and white
Leaves
Deciduous
Roots
Woody roots; wants 10 in of soil
Kind
Shrub
Add to a bedPlan it in a pot

At its grown size

Swamp Rosemallow, drawn in a bed

fall colorbare for winter

What it feeds

Caterpillars
33 kinds of caterpillars
Bees
26 kinds of native bees
On its flowers
Chimney bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis), Chimney bee (Melitoma taurea), Hoary squash bee (Peponapis pruinosa), Mining bee (Andrena andrenoides)

Grows well with

New England Aster4 ft tallSweet Goldenrod4 ft tallWrinkle-leaf Goldenrod4 ft tallCalico Aster3 ft tallSwamp Azalea5 ft tallFragrant Sumac4 ft tallBrown-eyed Susan4 ft tallNew Jersey Tea2.5 ft tall

Facts from the Quercus record for Hibiscus moscheutos.