An almost tropical-looking pink flower in the hibiscus family grows tall at the edge of a wetland in the Cook County forest preserves near Palos Park. The flower, a swamp rose mallow, is a rare sight ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Q: I drive into work on Martin Road from the Parkway. In the summer, there are flowers that grow at the edge of the swamp area, right on the line between the soup and the dry ...

Looking for a plant that will knock off socks with showstopping bloom, while supporting pollinators and other native wildlife? Consider hibiscus. To most people, hibiscus is a tropical plant, and it’s ...

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. In ...

There are hundreds of types of hibiscus with sizes and colors so varied it would take a lifetime to collect them all. The name of this gorgeous flowering plant comes from the ancient Greek word ...

You may have been seeing these big white flowers along county highways for the past few weeks. They are native to much of the southeastern United States. They bloom from about mid-July into autumn.