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Swamp Rose Mallow growing in a garden

How to grow swamp rose mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

When to plant swamp rose mallow

Swamp rose mallow is a perennial that flowers from midsummer to early fall on new growth; NC State notes stems should be cut back nearly to ground level in fall. The page gives no explicit planting date, so a spring band is approximate.

Swamp Rose Mallow is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Sun
Full sun

Common problems

  • japanese beetles
  • dry soil stress

Sources

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