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Cape mallows are beautiful shrubs that flower in the spring. They deserve a
prominent spot in both gardens or balconies and terraces.
Name: Anisodontea
Family: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Type: shrub
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: April to October
For plants purchased with their roots bare, planting is best done in fall.
This shrub is particularly well adapted to growing in pots. For that, use planting or
horticultural soil mix.
Cape mallows can bloom all year long as long as temperatures stay above freezing.
The ideal pruning window is from the end of winter to the very beginning of spring.
Cut back drastically, but always leave a few pairs of leaves at the base of the stem.
Cutting cape mallows back helps favor summer blooming.
Remove dead wood.
Water your cape mallows only in case of prolonged dry spells and/or heat waves.
Water in the evening, around the base of the plant, to avoid losing water through
evaporation.
Potted cape mallows require very regular watering. Water as soon as the surface soil
is dry.
Provide for regular watering over the first year after planting.
For the most common and favored varieties, Anisodontea capensis, also called
dwarf pink hibiscus, are famed for their pink flowers with a red center, but there are
also Anisodontea hypomadarum which have magnificent pink blooms,
or Anisodontea malvastroides which boast pastel pink flowers.
Anisdontea are part of the vast Malvaceae or mallow family, just like althea, tree
mallows, alyogynes, lime trees, hibiscus, abutilon, marshmallow and
also hollyhocks.
The name “Anisodontea” comes from the greek word aniso which means “uneven”
and odon which means “without teeth”.