Pavonia Species, Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow

Texas Rock Rose is certainly a well-known perennial here in Texas, but I think it is underutilized. It’s much prettier than the ubiquit...Read Moreous knockout roses, which tend to get scraggly blooms. It blooms its head off for months and months with hardly any care at all, in tough conditions. can get a little leggy, so I prune it back hard once a year. That’s it. And, although short-lived, it makes lots of babies. :) They’re very easy to pot up and give away! Just an absolute winner.

Bought a couple of plants at the local Lowes here in Bryan, Texas about 4 years ago. This plant multiples like crazy. The mother plan...Read Morets have died but new plants have come up from the seeds. I try to keep mine cut back to make for more bushy plants. If you don't keep them cut back, they can become a little leggy. Mine bloom like crazy from May until Christmas. A really star performer.

Is "Pavonia lasiopetala" related to "cistus incanus" or the cistus family? I know they are both called rock rose but they also are simila...Read Morer in appearance and grow under similar conditions.

Called Native RockRose here in Texas - a great plant with little to no effort to grow. I wish this would self seed more but still a great...Read More plant for dry areas of your yard.