Botanical Name: Pavonia spinifex
Common Name: Pavonia
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub

 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A dense, rounded evergreen shrub with small spines on the branches; superficially resembles Anisodontea in form and flowers
Height to 10'
Spread to 6'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil tolerates most any soil with good drainage
Hardiness some frost (zones 14-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate to orbicular, to 1" across, alternate, with coarsely dentate margins; 3/4" semi-stiff spines set throughout the branches
Flowers yellow, cup-shaped malva flower to 1" across – flowers turn rusty red as they mature and die
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings in summer or fall
 
Usage:
excellent durable filler or background shrub used for its dense form and nearly year-round blooming season; used in temperate or subtropical landscape styles – can be an informal screen or hedge
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering – drought tolerant when established
Fertilizing slow-release at planting time
Pruning head back to encourage bushiness and control size
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Tropical America
Family: Malvaceae

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