Family MALVACEAE
Genus Pavonia
Species praemorsa
SA Plant Number
Basionym Pavonia praemorsa

Pavonia praemorsa is a hardy, very attractive, medium sized, evergreen shrub with glossy, round leaves and purplish stems.

It bears butter yellow hibiscus-like flowers almost all year round.

It is a beautiful form plant and a most attractive garden subject that grows in sun or semi-shade.

Plant in well-drained, compost rich soil in semi shade or sun and prune regularly to keep a compact shape. Attracts insects to the garden.

Size 1,5 to 2.5m

Insects: The yellow flowers attract pollinating insects to the garden, which in turn, attract insect eating birds.

Landscaping: Beautiful shrub for planting in small gardens and at the back of a layered flower bed.

Eastern Cape

Natural Habitat Bushclumps, Thicket  

Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Frost Hardy, Plant Type: Shrub - Medium, Position: Semi-shade, Position: Sun - Full, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Soil: Well-drained, Garden Uses: Butterfly Host, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Form Plant, Garden Uses: Long Flowering, Garden Uses: Screen plant - large, Garden Uses: Small Gardens, Garden Uses: Winter flowering, Hardiness - Drought: Drought Resistant, Flower colour: Yellow shades, Garden type: Bushclumps, Garden type: Wildlife Garden,

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