This lovely anisodontea, commonly known as cape mallow, is waiting patiently to be planted in the back yard. I believe this is 'Elegant Lady' which means she will get quite tall in the ground. This is a great plant for Southern California gardens because she is very drought tolerant and the butterflies love her.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Anisodontea
This lovely anisodontea, commonly known as cape mallow, is waiting patiently to be planted in the back yard. I believe this is 'Elegant Lady' which means she will get quite tall in the ground. This is a great plant for Southern California gardens because she is very drought tolerant and the butterflies love her.
That is a very pretty plant, I've never seen that one before! How lucky to have the gardens where you do. Both of those areas are beautiful. I remember going to the Mission in San Juan Capistrano when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI don't normally go for the mallow family as they're a bit too baby pink for me. But that wine coloured bloom is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
I like your mallow, color is pretty.
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