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Gorer's mallow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Gorer's mallow

Corynabutilon × suntense

Low Maintenance

Genus: Corynabutilon
Family: Malvaceae
Common Names: hybrid abutilon

About this plant

A soft-wooded deciduous shrub, vigorous and fast-growing, to 5-6m. Leaves are lobed, maple-like and hairy. Flowers are borne 3-4 together at the ends of woolly stalks, each flower to 7.5cm across, with rather silky, usually mauve, flowers with prominent bosses of orange stamens. Floriferous and long-flowering. Several named colour selections are available

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 15-18°C (59-64°F) in spring. Root softwood cuttings in spring, or greenwood cuttings in summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years