Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Malvaviscus arboreus Tree


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Malvaviscus arboreus. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Wax Mallow

Ref No: 13835
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Ref No: 13836
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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Deciduous

size: Average shrubs

leaf type: Simple leaves

flowering period: Summer

leaf colour: Leaves green

plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative red/magenta/orange flowers

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. (Malvaceae) Wax Mallow A very variable much-branched shrub with red flowers that never open, native of Florida, Texas and Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, flowering in summer. Stems to 4m. Leaves unlobed or shallowly 3-lobed, coarsely toothed, downy. Flower stalks to 7cm. Flowers 2.5-5cm long; petals red, remaining twisted, with the style and stamens protruding. For any good soil and a sunny position, kept rather dry in winter and well-watered in summer. Min. 0°C. Z9.

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