Anisodontea anomala Seeds - Indigenous Evergreen Shrub

Anisodontea anomala Seeds

Cape Mallow

The Cape Mallows, Anisodontea, is a genus of 20 fast growing species of shrubs and subshrubs native to South Africa. They are evergreen with mostly toothed leaves that can be lobed, palmate, or elliptic. Flowers are 5-petalled with shallow cups and the plants are classed as half-hardy. They thrive in cool-temperate climates and used as summer bedding and in mild coastal areas where they may be grown as border plants. They do best in loam-based gritty compost and positioned in full sun. Anisodontea anomala is a shrub that grows to 100cm. It has thick leaves and magenta/rose/pink flowers from winter to summer.