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Common name: Swamp Rose Mallow
Scientific name: Hibiscus moscheutos
Category: Native Forb, Special concern Perennial
Sample mature size: 2 m tall, 1.5 m wide; 7 ft tall, 5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Wet, Medium-wet, Average
Soil: Sand
Blooms: Pink in July
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦, Host plant π
Points of interest: - Naturally restricted to shoreline marshes, in the Carolinian and Great Lakes areas around lakes Erie, Ontario, and St. Clair - Most commonly found in deep cattail and meadow marshes although established seedlings can thrive in a range of conditions - Host plant to the Gray Hairstreak and the Painted Lady - Threatened by wetland drainage, shoreline development, and invasive species, commonly known as European Common Reed and the Hybrid Cattail