Anisodontea triloba Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Flowering Shrub - ENORMOUS RANGE

Anisodontea triloba Seeds

Wildestokroos; Cape Mallow, African Mallow

Anisodontea is a genus in the tribe Malveae in the family Malvaceae. It comprises twenty-one species native to South Africa. Members of the genus typically bear toothed leaves with three or five palmate, uneven lobes. Members of the genus also typically bear flowers with a pubescent calyx, a five-petaled corolla streaked from the centre and pink to magenta in colour, and stamens with anthers of a dark colour. Members of the genus are classed as half-hardy. They thrive in cool-temperate climates and are used as summer bedding and in mild coastal areas where they may be grown as border plants. For several species, the seeds should be sown in spring. Half-harden cuttings should be taken in summer but need bottom heat. They do best in loam-based gritty compost and positioned in full sun. Anisodontea triloba commonly known as Wildestokroos is a South African endemic species from the Northern Cape and Western Cape Province. It is synonymously known as Malva amoena. It grows into an evergreen shrub of around 1 meter tall. From spring to summer it bears showy pink flowers.