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What plant is this?

adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
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All the apps telling me it’s a common hollyhock. But it isn’t. I’ve lost the plant tag, but it has a woody stem and is determined to flower all year round (in London). 

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  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    edited January 2022
    Its a Anisondontea , known for a very long flowering period in a sheltered area 
  • adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
    Ooh. That’s a good guess. It might be. But the leaves are the size of my hand. Is the an A. species with large leaves?
  • adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
    Anisodontea Malvastroides?
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    I don't know to much about different varieties , I've seen El rayo in person but can't recall how large the leaves are . 
  • adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
    Perki - you are a very clever person, thank you! It is indeed Anisodontea El Rayo; bought from Paddock plants. Paddock spell it Anisodontea 'El Royo'. You're info helped me track down my order form to confirm!

  • adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
    typo! your info.
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    You're welcome  :) . I've had plants off paddocks plants before good quality plants 
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    What a coincidence... this morning, on a short walk with a visiting friend of ours, our friend pointed to a slim potted shrub with a few pinkish flowers on it. She asked whether is was a Lavatera. I could immediately reply that it was in the same family, but was actually an Anisodontea (not so sure about the cultivar). And referred her to this post!
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