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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: The first flowers will be cleistogamous so there will not be a bloom but will be followed by normal flowers later in the season.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Yellow Mallow
  • Yellow Pavonia
  • Shell Flower

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Location: Kew Gardens, London, UK.
Date: 2022-08-31
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Location: Summeville, SC
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Summeville, SC
Location: Summeville, SC

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