Melochia tomentosa
tea bush, wooly pyramidflower
Malvaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
8-10 feet tall by 8-10 feet wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
pink
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen. Flowers year round but most heavily fall to early spring.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use as a specimen plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Attracts pollinating insects, especially bees. Roger Hammer reports that insects swarm on the flowers, especially small butterflies such as hairstreaks, crescents, blues, and skippers, and also nectar-seeking wasps, various native bees, and imported honeybees.
Native Habitats:
Pine rocklands
