Plant Signs

Abbott's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus abbottii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Indian Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus aboriginum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Eastern Bewildering Bushmallow

Malacothamnus arcuatus var. elmeri

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

San Clemente Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus clementinus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Davidson's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus davidsonii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Few-rayed Bushmallow

Malacothamnus densiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Catalina Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. catalinensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Southern Coastal Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. fasciculatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Santa Cruz Island Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Unfurled Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Carmel Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Jolon Bushmallow

Malacothamnus involucratus 'Jolon'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Jones's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus jonesii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Santa Lucia Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Hanging Valley Bushmallow

Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Clarita Bushmallow

Malacothamnus marrubioides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Ojai Bushmallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Casitas Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus nuttallii 'Casitas'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tehachapi Bushmallow

Malacothamnus orbiculatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Cambria Bushmallow

Malacothamnus palmeri

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low