PlantFiles Pictures: Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star (Hibiscus coccineus), 1 by ButterflyGardnr

ButterflyGardnr wrote:
This is a great plant for a water garden. I have had this one for three years in my water garden. Each year it gets a little bigger and has more blooms. This year it reached about 8 feet in height. The plants die back and regrow from the roots each year. The old stalks can be cut down. This one hasn't been a prolific reseeder for me, though it does produce plenty of seeds.

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Common name: Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species coccineus

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/1872/