Palmer's Indian mallow (Maricopa Native Seed Library)

Palmer's Indian mallow

Abutilon palmeri

Summary ⁶

Abutilon palmeri, with the common names Palmer's abutilon, superstition mallow, and Palmer's Indian mallow,) is a species of Abutilon native the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico.

Description ⁷

Abutilon palmeri is a semi-evergreen shrub growing 3–8 feet (0.91–2.44 m) high by 2–5 feet (0.61–1.52 m) wide. The branch and stem coloration is green to reddish brown and pubescent.

The alternate leaves are velvety and heart-shaped (nearly round to cordate). The leaves are serrate and densely woolly, giving a bluish, grey-green cast to the foliage.

The cup-shaped flowers are yellow to orange with 5 petals and approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in size. It blooms for most of the year.

The plant produces small, capsular fruits approximately 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) in diameter each. The fruit is multi-parted and covered with silky pubescence similar to the foliage.

Cultivation ⁷

Abutilon palmeri is cultivated as an ornamental plant by specialty nurseries for planting in native plant, xeriscape, wildlife gardens, and in natural landscaping projects in warm climates.

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Adapted by Jeny Davis from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_palmeri
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_palmeri

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