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Pavonia Species, Brazilian Candles

Pavoniamultiflora

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Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Pavonia (pav-ON-ee-uh)

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Species

multiflora (mul-tih-FLOR-uh)

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Synonym

Goethea multiflora

Malvaviscus multiflorus

Pavonia lanceolata

Pavonia wioti

Triplochlamys multiflora

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Kilat

(Zone 11) | October 2014 | positive

Here in the tropics, it grows much taller than the plant file indicates -- closer to 4' to 5' -- and can't take full sun.

jeri11

Central, LA (Zone 8b) | April 2013 | positive

I have this plant in my greenhouse and it has bloomed all winter long. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

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