A carefree flower - pics

[nctomatoman]

Now this makes gardening easy! We were walking through an arboretum some years ago and I took one dried seed pod....forgot about it for a few years, then decided to try it the last two years. It turns out to be Pinelands Mallow (Hibiscus aculeatus); we plant them in pots next to our garage. They are really spectacular right now! Next to it, but not yet blooming, are plants of Hibiscus moscheutos, also known as Crimsoneyed mallow or swamp rose mallow - we collected seeds from pods found in Falls Lake, where we kayak - the plants grew right in the water. I will be saving loads of seed from each of these - would be happy to share later this year.