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Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
  
41 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Chaparral Mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus) 41 Nurseries Carry This Plant Chaparral mallow is native to California and Baja California, where it is a common member of the chaparral and coastal sage scrub plant communities in many regions. It is a highly variable plant which is sometimes described as a spectrum of varieties, and which is sometimes hard to differentiate from other Malacothamnus species. In general, this is a shrub with a slender, multibranched stem growing one to five meters in height. It is coated thinly to densely in white or brownish hairs. The leaves are oval or rounded in shape, 2 to 11 centimeters long, and sometimes divided into lobes. Flowers come out in summer and are arranged on an elongated cluster. A shrub can have of thousands of pale pink flowers with petals under a centimeter long. One variety of this species, var. nesioticus, is a rare plant endemic to Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where only about 120 individuals remain. It is federally listed as an endangered species.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.3 - 16.4 ft tall
10 ft wide

Form
Form
Rounded

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
None

Flower Color
Flower Color
Pink

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Very attractive to butterflies and small birds

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3 confirmed , 2 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Heliopetes ericetorum Image
Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorumHeliopetes ericetorum
Vanessa annabella Image
West Coast Lady Vanessa annabellaVanessa annabella
Chionodes popa Image
Chionodes popaChionodes popa
*
Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
*
Bucculatrix quadrigemina Image
Bucculatrix quadrigeminaBucculatrix quadrigemina

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 41

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of soils as long as drainage is good. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.0

Common uses
Common uses
Bank Stabilization, Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos species), Sagebrush (Artemisia species), California Encelia (Encelia californica), Buckwheat (Eriogonum species), Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia), Sage (Salvia species), Ceanothus species, Yucca species, Dudleya species, and cactus species

Maintenance
Maintenance
If it gets too leggy, prune back in late summer or fall to encourage more compact growth

Propagation
Propagation?
By seeds or cuttings

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Varied, but often found on slopes or canyons from the coast to well inland. Especially common after fire.

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.5" - 52.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.83", Coldest Month: 30.5" - 57.7", Hottest Month: 59.5" - 86.7", Humidity: 0.82" - 37.63", Elevation: -3814" - 8715"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Malacothamnus arcuatus,Malacothamnus mendocinensis,Malacothamnus parishii


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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