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Jones's Bush Mallow
( Malacothamnus jonesii )
Malacothamnus jonesii
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About Jones's Bush Mallow (Malacothamnus jonesii)
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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. Due to its restricted range, it is included on CNPS list 4.3. 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.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
4 - 8 ft tall
8 ft wide
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Evergreen
Flower Color
Pink, White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Plants in this genus are attractive to hummingbirds and numerous insects including butterflies. This species is hots plant to the Large White Skipper butterfly
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
likely
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Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum
Heliopetes ericetorum
*
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
Vanessa annabella
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 17
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Soil Drainage
Medium
Soil Description
prefers lighter soils. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Hedges, Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with other chaparral shrubs such as
Ceanothus sp.
,
Mountain Mahogany
(
Cercocarpus betuloides
),
Bush Poppy
(
Dendromecon rigida
),
Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum sp.
),
Coffeeberry
(
Frangula sp.
),
California Flannelbush
(
Fremontodendron californicum
),
Silk Tassel Bush
(
Garrya sp.
),
Toyon
(
Heteromeles arbutifolia
), Ocean Spray (
Holodiscus discolor
),
Sticky Monkeyflower
(
Mimulus aurantiacus
),
Scrub Oak
(
Quercus berberidifolia
),
Gooseberry
(
Ribes sp.
),
Woolly Bluecurls
(
Trichostema lanatum
),
Maintenance
Prune to shape in late summer or fall
Sunset Zones
?
7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Slopes of the Coast Rangesbelow 2,000 ft. in San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.0" - 46.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 0.56", Coldest Month: 39.6" - 54.2", Hottest Month: 59.7" - 78.6", Humidity: 0.53" - 26.18", Elevation: -110" - 3550"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Malacothamnus niveus,Malacothamnus gracilis
Common Names
: Fremont's Bushmallow, Jones' Bush Mallow, Jones' Bushmallow, Slender Bushmallow
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Malacothamnus jonesii
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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