Wildflower - Venice Mallow

I was walking around a corn field on our property when I found a wildflower I hadn't seen before. I did a little research on the Internet and soon found information on this wildflower. The wildflower is Venice Mallow (Hibiscus trionum), also known as Flower-of-an-hour and Rosemallow.



Venice Mallow is a summer annual weed that originated from Europe as an ornamental plant. It has a nick name “flower of-an-hour” due to the fact that the flowers will only last for a few hours before they fall off. The major concern with this plant is the fact that it can lay dormant for up to 50 years.

Venice Mallow is listed as invasive weed and is being tracked by http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org. This site has an interactive map that gives county by county reporting of invasive plants and animals. Venice Mallow has only been reported twice in Bradford county.