Category Archives: Rosemallow

Halberdleaf Rosemallow 2026-06-22

Summer is here.

NC State Extension: Hibiscus laeveis:
Common Name(s): Halberdleaf Hibiscus Halberdleaf Rosemallow Halberd-leaved Hibiscus Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow Scarlet Rose-mallow Smooth Rose-mallow

Halberd-leaved rose mallow is a rapidly growing perennial in the
Malvaceae (mallow) family and is native to southeastern Canada and
central and eastern United States. The genus name Hibiscus means
mallow in Latin and Greek, and the species name laevis means smooth
referring to the leaves which are hairless.

It grows to Continue reading →

Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, three years later 2024-06-09

This is Yellow Dog’s Halberd-leaved rose mallow (Hibiscus laevis).

Rosemallow, Yellow Dog, three years later

Three years ago, on June 12, 2021, it was the last one she saw.
She was fourteen years old. Continue reading →

Halberd-leaved rose mallow 2024-05-27

It’s summer when we see this flower.
Each bloom lasts one day.

Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow

But each halberd-leaved rose mallow plant has many blooms
of Hibiscus laevis.

The plant likes wet soils, but this one is in the middle of upland piney woods.

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Swamp Rosemallow 2023-05-27

These usually start blooming in June, so it’s a little ahead.

Halberdleaf rose-mallow

It appears to be a Hibiscus laevis, halberdleaf rose-mallow or scarlet rose mallow.

Here are flowers from nearby plants a year ago, and
a year before that.

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Swamp rosemallow 2022-06-19

Some wild hibiscus, summer of 2022.

This is Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, the last one she saw, a year before.

Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, six petals, 2022-06-21

This year it has six petals.

Here she is Continue reading →

Yellow Dog, Rosemallow, Beautyberry, Treat’s Rain Lily 2021-06-12

Update 2024-06-10:

Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, three years later 2024-06-09

On our daily walk to the field, Yellow Dog encountered the first Swamp Rosemallow of the year,
and perhaps the last Treat’s Rain Lily, while the Beautyberry remains in bloom.

Halberd-leaf rosemallow, Yellow Dog