This beauty is growing in uncut grass and weeds along a road east of Nacogdoches. I may try to harvest seeds or maybe try a cutting. I am thrilled by this gorgeous plant!
Anybody know about this plant?
Roadside Native Mallow
I believe what you have is Hibiscus moschuetos, Crimsoneyed rosemallow, this type of hibiscus has many variations and comes in different shades of pink and white and sometimes all pink.
http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HIMO
Here is another link;
http://www.floridata.com/ref/h/hibisc_m.cfm
I love the native hardy hibiscus too.
It's mostly too dry for those out here, but a few of them and a bunch of their less soggy relatives have really burst out in bloom here the past couple of days.
I have better luck with cuttings, fwiw, but the seeds are easy enough to see, you just have to remember to come back and get them.
I drove by the plant again today and have made an effort to mark in my mind where it is. I would dearly love to grow several of these plants. Some of these would be a great r/u offering.
Thanks frostwood and realbirdlady, your info is much appreciated.
