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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet, taller with the right conditions.
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Pubescent, soft, velvety. There are two leaf types; one with dark green, palmately lobed leaves with red petioles. Type 2 has bright green cordate leaves that are slightly to barely lobed.
Fruit: Showy
Other: 2 inch capsules with multiple small, sticky hooks.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects: Beetles
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Beetles

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Common names
  • Uncarina

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-08-10
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-08-18
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Where
Date: 2020-07-28
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-07-16
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-11
Cotyledons fully opened
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-02
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-05-07
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First flower on a 3 year old plant from seed 💛
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
First year plant
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Location: Henry Shaw Cactus Society Annual Show in St Louis
Date: 2024-07-21
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-07-16
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-07-16
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2023-07-16
Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-07-31
First year plant
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2012
blooming on a plant that is less than 8 inches tall!
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
The leaves have a very peculiar - musty - chocolate-like - odor w
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Uploaded by mocropot
Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06

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