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Products > Pavonia praemorsa   Pavonia praemorsa - Yellow Mallow    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Malvaceae (Mallows) Origin: South Africa (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Bloomtime: Summer Height: 4-8 feet Width: 4-5 feet Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Pavonia praemorsa (Yellow Mallow) - A rounded shrub to 7 ft tall with small ½ to ¾ inch long leaves that are blunt and are medium green on the upper surface and pale green below. The flowers clusters arise from the leaf axils a light apricot color, then mature to bright yellow and age to a rose red. Flowering on this shrub is year round, peak blooms in spring and fall. Plant in a dry, full sun spot with a well drained soil. Hardy to 25F - we have lost garden plant when temperatures drop below this as they did in January 2007. Can be sheared to maintain as a smaller shrub or as a semi-formal hedge. We first saw and took cuttings of this plant from the front of the Santa Barbara home of Lockwood and Elizabeth de Forest, famed mid 20th century landscape designers and horticulturists.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.