rose mallow

n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States

having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {swamp mallow},

{common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow}, {Hibiscus

moscheutos}]

2: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple

flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: {Alcea

rosea}, {Althea rosea}]