Swamp hibiscus flowers look great on overcast days. This plant has been growing in a tub of old potting mix and sub-soil for years, the kind of ‘soil’ or substrate that gives agronomists or garden-variety gardeners nightmares. It dies back to dry sticks in winter and then reshoots in spring just when you think it may have rotted down there in anaerobic muck - some plants are ‘plastic’ in all sorts of ways #hibiscuscoccineus #swamphibiscus #swampplants #aquaticplants #plantsoflouisiana #malvaceae #deciduousplants #autumnflowers #redflowers #soilnotsoil #plasticlooking #alwayscomesback

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