SWAMP MALLOW
			Vaccinium corymbosum - Blueberry
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		Very showy and noticable - both to us and Japanese Beetles and other insects. FAMILY: Mallow family (Malvaceae) DESCRIPTION: A tall, coarse plant with large creamy-white flowers (4 - 6") with red or purple centers and numerous anthers united into a column around the style, upturning at the end. The leaves are palmately veined, sometimes lobed. Grows as a shrub 3 - 8'. FLOWERS: June to September HABITAT: Mostly a piedmont species that grows along the edges of inland freshwater marshes and swamp forests.   OTHER INFORMATION: A very rich pollen source.   Even the buds are frequently adorned with insects even before this pretty flower opens.   OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested