Corynabutilon vitifolium
(Cav.) Kearney
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten in salads.
Where to Find It
It grows in warm temperate forests. It can grow in a range of soils. It can grow in acid and alkaline soils. It can grow in sun or light shade. It is best in moist soil. It suits hardiness zone 8.
Chile, South America,
How to Identify
An evergreen shrub of the mallow family growing to 8 m tall with large 8 cm flowers. It grows in warm temperate forests and is suited to hardiness zone 8, tolerating a range of soil types in sun or light shade.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Corynabutilon vitifolium (syn. Abutilon vitifolium) is a species of plant in the mallow family. Its native range is central and south-central Chile. Its cultivars 'Tennant's White' and 'Veronica Tennant' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.pfaf.org (As Abutilon vitifolium)
