"Come Hither"
The pistil and stamens of this Rose Mallow seem to beckon inticingly to insects, "Come Hither".
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris), a native wildflower, resembles the old garden favorite Hollyhock. They stand 5-7 feet tall on the edges of fresh-water swamps or brackish marshes. This one was photographed in a colony of Swamp Rose Mallow at Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania, but I have also seen them in marshes on the shores of Lake Erie, in Michigan.
"Come Hither"
The pistil and stamens of this Rose Mallow seem to beckon inticingly to insects, "Come Hither".
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris), a native wildflower, resembles the old garden favorite Hollyhock. They stand 5-7 feet tall on the edges of fresh-water swamps or brackish marshes. This one was photographed in a colony of Swamp Rose Mallow at Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania, but I have also seen them in marshes on the shores of Lake Erie, in Michigan.