Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Melochia tomentosa

tea bush, wooly pyramidflower
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

tea bush, wooly pyramidflower

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Melochia tomentosa

Familia:

Malvaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

8-10 feet tall by 8-10 feet wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

pink

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers year round but most heavily fall to early spring.

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use as a specimen plant.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Propagación:

Seed

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Likely calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Attracts pollinating insects, especially bees.  Roger Hammer reports that insects swarm on the flowers, especially small butterflies such as hairstreaks, crescents, blues, and skippers, and also nectar-seeking wasps, various native bees, and imported honeybees.

Hábitats nativos:

Pine rocklands

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

USF Plant Atlas location in Hillsborough appears to have been from seed in imported soil - the one in St. Lucie County has been removed from the FLAS database (likely it was an error).



The Institute for Regional Conservation reports the species to be extirpated in Florida  though it is occasionally cultivated, potentially from imported plants.  Images provided here are from a specimen cultivated by Roger Hammer.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

The Plant Book - http://www.plantbook.org/plantdata/malvaceae/melochia_tomentosa.html.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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