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Malacothamnus jonesii is a rare species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae (Mallow) family known by the common name Jones' Bushmallow. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodland of the Coast Ranges in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties where it has three recognized varieties: M. jonesii var. jonesii, M. jonesii var gracilis (formerly M. gracilis), and M. jonesii var. niveus (formerly M. niveus). This is an erect shrub with a slender branching stem reaching two meters or more in height. It is coated densely in velvety white hairs, appearing feltlike. The thin, gray-green leaves are several centimeters long. The flower cluster is a loose cluster of a few pale pink flowers with narrow petals each under a centimeter long.
Shrub
4 - 8 ft Tall
8 ft Wide
Fast
Evergreen
Pink, White
Spring, Summer
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Medium
prefers lighter soils.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Prune to shape in late summer or fall
7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24*
Slopes of the Coast Rangesbelow 2, 000 ft. in San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland
Use with other chaparral shrubs such as Ceanothus spp., Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides), Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Coffeeberry (Frangula spp.), California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia), Gooseberry (Ribes spp.), Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella