Hibiscus moscheutos

Hibiscus moscheutos L. Engl.: crimsoneyed rosemallow, mallow rose, common rose-mallow, dinnerplate hibiscus, frisbee hibiscus, marsh hibiscus, marsh rose hibiscus, perennial hibiscus, sea hollyhock, swamp rose-mallow, water mallow, wild cotton. Deu.: Sumpf-Roseneibisch, Rosenfarbener Eibisch, Sumpf-Eibisch. Fran.: hibiscus des marais, ibisco palustre, ketmie des marais, ketmie rose des marais. Bot. syn.: Althaea grandiflora Scop., Hibiscus incanus Wendl. f., Hibiscus oculiroseus Britt., Hibiscus opulifolius Greene, Hibiscus palustris L., Hibiscus pinetorum Greene, Hibiscus roseus Thore.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos. Flowering top. That flower? Enormous. Dinner-plate-sized doesn't even begin to describe it. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-09.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 1.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 1. Flowering stand. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-09.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 2.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 2. A flower. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-09.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 3.

Photo: Hibiscus moscheutos 3. A flower. I backed off a bit. Kew Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-09.