Abutilon palmeri
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Scientific Name: Abutilon palmeri
Scientific Name: Abutilon palmeri
Common name: Indian mallow
- A showcase plant with masses of bright gold flowers in spring and summer. Soft velvety foliage adorns this tough shrub. Takes hot, sunny areas. Rabbits like this one, so caging young plants is recommended. Tolerates a variety of soil types but does not like frequent summer water.
- Plant Family: Malvaceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
- Height by Width: 4' H x 4' W
- Growth Habit: Rounded
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional
- Cold Hardy to: Frost tender
- Flower Season: Year-round
- Flower Color: Gold/orange
- Endangered? Not listed
- Distribution: Sonoran Desert to Orange Co., San Diego Co., and San Jacinto Mtns
- Natural Habitat: Dry, rocky, east-facing mountain slopes, creosote bush scrub, elevation: 1800-2400'
- Care and Maintenance
- Abutilon palmeri does not require much care and maintenance once established in the garden. Be sure to combine with plants that have similar water and sun requirements. When flowering is finished, cut flowering stems back to the first set of full leaves. Young plants in particular benefit from regular pruning of flower stalks. Abutilon palmeri is frost tender, but may survive short periods of freezing temperatures if protected.
- History
- Other Names
- There are no other scientific names for Abutilon palmeri.
- References
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.
