Woolly Broomwood
Melochia tomentosa
Woolly broomwood (teabush) is a soft-felted subtropical shrub of far South Texas and Florida with rosy-lavender flowers nearly year-round, a drought- and heat-tolerant native nectar plant for hot, sunny gardens.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- FL, TX