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Plant · P-1087
Rock Rose
Pavonia lasiopetala
Rock Rose is a small, woody-based perennial shrub in the mallow family with velvety, scalloped leaves and a long bloom season of showy pink, five-petaled flowers over pale yellow stamens. It draws hummingbirds and pollinating insects from spring through fall and needs an annual hard pruning to stay bushy rather than leggy. Drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in dry, well-drained, often limestone-derived ground in full sun to part shade.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 8–11
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Well-Drained
Vertical layer
Shrub- Soil pH
- 6.6–7.8
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 4 ft
- Mature spread
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