A plant with similar attributes is the common rose mallow, which is also known as the "hardy hibiscus." It has flowers in pure white, pink, or burgundy, with a striking dark red center.

Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...

Driving by Luten Avenue along Hylan Boulevard at this time of the year brings back memories of my childhood when I view the wetlands full of the pink and white flowers of the swamp mallow plant ...