Hibiscus moscheutos (H. palustris)| Table of Contents > Herbaceous Emergents |
Hibiscus moscheutos (H. palustris)Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS
Characteristics
Height: 3-6'
Flowers: Jul.-Sept.; cream, pink
Fruit: Sept.-Mar.; brown; capsule
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy
Flood depth: 0-6"
Salinity: 0-15 ppt
Habitat
fresh to brackish tidal marshes, occasionally nontidal marshes
Native to
Region: Coastal *
States: MD DE NY VA WV PA
Wildlife
Notes
common along coast; persists in winter; split seed capsules; use H. laevis in Piedmont; tolerates salinity to 15 ppt
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1313.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004
