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Post by frank on Nov 29, 2016 16:58:26 GMT -5
These Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) were photographed along Long Bluff Road in the Tosohatchee WMA. Many were also observed along Power Line Road off of St. Nicholas Road in the WMA. The Scarlet Hibiscus is a native plant and is often found in wet sites such as strands, sloughs, swamps and freshwater marshes.   |
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Post by Ira Runyan on Nov 29, 2016 22:16:14 GMT -5
Nice find, Frank, and great photos. The wild Hibiscus that I have found were all pink in color. Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica), also known as Sweat Weed, Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, and Salt Marsh Mallow, is an herb found in marshes along the eastern seashore of the United States. This wild Florida Hibiscus is very showy with its profuse display of pink and yellow flowers, blooming from the base of the plant to the top. A single plant can have hundreds of 3" flowers and bloom for months (usually July - October). Salt tolerant. Grows in seasonally flooded areas, pond and lake margins, wet meadows and salt marshes. This one was photographed in Melbourne, Florida in the flood plane of Lake Washington.       |
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Post by frank on Nov 30, 2016 9:09:07 GMT -5
The pink Marsh Mallow is the wild hibiscus that most people identify with due to its overwhelming abundance. The less prevalent Scarlet Hibiscus often shares the same habitats as the Marsh Mallow. I have at times, while driving on the road through the St. John's River flood plain, observed a single dot of red, of the Scarlet Hibiscus, in a expansive field of pink Marsh Mallows. To see an abundance of the Scarlet Hibiscus try driving the Tosohatchee loop road (St. Nicholas Rd to Power Line Rd to Long Bluff Rd to Fish Hole Rd back to Power Line Rd). The map can be found at the following link: Tosohatchee Roads |
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