Botanical Name: Anisodontea hypomandarum ‘Tara’s Choice’
Common Name: Dwarf Pink Hibiscus, African Mallow
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a fast-growing, large 'sub-shrub', with slender upright branching to form a loose, rounded canopy; a profuse blooming plant for several months
Height 3' - 5' (7')
Spread equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun; tolerates partial shade
Soil thrives in well-draining or drier habitats; avoid wet clay
Hardiness tender (zones 13, 21-24): best for warm coastal sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, deeply 3-lobed with irregularly toothed margins; medium green, 1"-2" long
Flowers pink - rose-pink, 5-petaled, 1" wide, with tiny lavender stamens fused to central pistil; solitary along the stems; Feb./March through September
Fruit a tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent medium-sized filler for quick effects in the landscape, valued for its long blooming period; easy to grow in most garden situations
 
Landscape Care:
Watering a periodic deep soak after established; excessive watering causes the plant to become lanky
Fertilizing little needed after establishment
Pruning head back in late summer or early spring
Pests/Diseases relatively free; root-rot in poorly drained sites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Malvaceae

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