Comfortroot
Hibiscus aculeatus
Comfortroot is a Southeastern rosemallow with large creamy-yellow flowers centered in maroon, blooming in moist pine savannas and bog edges. A bold pollinator plant for damp, sunny ground.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX
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