Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Hibiscus grandiflorus

swamp rosemallow
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

swamp rosemallow

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Hibiscus grandiflorus

Familia:

Malvaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

6-10 ft tall by 4 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

pink

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or background screen for wet places.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds



  • Larval host of  Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and  four moths : Pearly Wood Nymph, Yellow Scallop Moth, Io Moth,  and Delightful Bird-Dropping Moths.


  • Attracts butterflies and  native bees (including the Rose-mallow Bee which is a Hibiscus specialist), beetles, etc. 


Attracts butterflies, bees, beetles, and birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Depressions in pine flatwoods, brackish and freshwater marshes, edges of lakes and ponds, along rivers, swamps, canals, ditches. Commonly in water but may occur in dry floodplains and dry marshes.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Borge, Mary Ann. (2016). Swamp Rose Mallow – for Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, Birds and Beauty. (blog post) ( https://the-natural-web.org/2016/08/11/swamp-rose-mallow-for-bees-butterflies-beetles-birds-and-beauty/ ). Accessed 2026.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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