英:[rəuz ˈmæləu]
美:[roz ˈmælo]
英:[rəuz ˈmæləu]
美:[roz ˈmælo]
蜀葵
Noun
1. showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
2. plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
The first known use of rose mallow was in 1848
1 Most types are single flowering, although Confederate rose mallow produces double pink blooms late each season.
2 Both common rose mallow and swamp rose mallow attract bees, including the specialist pollinator rose mallow bee, as well as offering nectar to hummingbirds and butterflies.
3 Two species of hibiscus, common rose mallow and swamp rose mallow, are both native to wetlands and moist areas of eastern North America.
4 Nearly half a century later, the preserve protects native flora and fauna like swamp rose mallow, ospreys and hawks — right next to Interstate 395 in the city’s West End, in what is believed to be one of the largest of parcels of land inside the Beltway meant for public use.