Gynatrix pulchella
HEMP BUSH, ABORIGINAL HEMP
Malvaceae-Malvoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Origins: Australia, NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS

Other Botanical Names: Abutilon pulchellum, Plagianthus pulchellus, P. pulchellus var. tomentosus, Sida pulchella

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Gynatrix pulchella
HEMP BUSH, ABORIGINAL HEMP
Malvaceae-Malvoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in white

Flowering Time: late winter to mid spring

Leaves: dark green; grey-green underneath


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush designs

Uses: informal screen

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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