Mendocino Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus mendocinensis
Mendocino bush mallow is a soft gray-leaved California shrub with spires of pink mallow flowers, a fast, drought-tolerant, fire-following plant beloved by native bees.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA