Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala)

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) May 21, 2007

Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow
Pavonia lasiopetala

This one seems to be definately pink. It is a volunteer. The flower is a little less than 2 inches.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Feb 06, 2008

trois, I think your beautiful pink Pavonia is probably a different species from Pavonia hastata. There are about 335 species in the genus! Yours looks much more like Pavonia harleyi than P. hastata: http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Pavonia/gallery.html

Kennedy

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Feb 06, 2008

I agree the flower looks the same, but the leaves look completely different.
Thanks, I will do more checking.

trois

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GranvilleSouth (Zone 10a) Feb 17, 2008

Yeah, it isn't hastata. Its pretty though. Btw Kennedy, the Pavonia hirticalyx pictured at that link is an amazing looking flower.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Feb 17, 2008

This may be a hybridized plant. After a lot of checking it most closely resembles Pavonia lasiopetala. What do you think? I do live in a swamp.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Feb 17, 2008

trois, I agree Pavonia lasiopetala does seem the most likely, especially since it is a native Texas plant. http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/inbloom/sept/index.htm

Ken

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Joan Belfield, ND(Zone 4a) Feb 18, 2008

Photo has been moved to the Pavonia lasiopetala entry. Thanks!

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