HIBISCUS 



(From hibiskos, the Greek name for the mallow) 



Mahacea 



^ 4. Hibiscus var. Meehan's Mallow Marvels 



English Names: Swamp rose, Rose mallow, Marsh mallow, Sea hollyhock. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY, TYPE FROM EASTERN U.S.A. AUGUST TO EARLY OCTOBER 



LARGE, open flowers, like single Hollyhocks, four to eight inches across, 

 J in all shades from white through shell-pink to very dark crimson; or 

 white, or pink with crimson eye, etc.; borne close to the stem on vigorous, 

 graceful, leafy stalks from 

 four to si.x feet tall. 

 Leaves large and round- 

 ish, graysh green, hand- 

 some, and persistent. 

 Meehan's Mallow Mar- 

 vels are hybrids derived 

 from //. vioscheutos. 



Very striking and 

 effective for planting in 

 groups in the back of the 

 herbaceous do r d e r , 

 against shrubbery, or for 

 naturalizing by the water 

 side. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any good soil, in 

 sun or partial shade. 

 Does best in a moist, 

 sandy loam. A light 

 mulch in winter is desir- 

 able. 



Propagate by seed or 

 division. Seed does not 

 always come true in color 

 to parent. 



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