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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Pavonia brasiliensis
South American Mallow
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available PavoniaItem #: 644
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(syn: Hibiscus brasiliensis, Melochia radiata) Pavonia brasiliensis is a little-known and very easy-to-grow member of the hibiscus family. The woody stems on this upright shrubby perennial, which can reach 7' tall x 10' wide when grown in rich soil, are clothed with small green hastate (shaped like a spade) leaves, almost the size of the first joint on your little finger. The upper ends of each stem are adorned with delightful silver-dollar-sized flowers of pale pink with a red eye (like a nurseryman writing a catalog) through most of the summer. Pavonia brasiliensis does reseed into the clump, but we have not found it to become a garden pest.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Pink
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Plants Retiring This Year