Anisodontea [Lady in Pink] ('Nuanilainp')

RHS Plant Profile

African mallow [Lady in Pink]

Synonyms

Anisodontea capensis 'Nuanilainp', Anisodontea capensis [Slightly Strawberry]

Shrubs

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A compact, upright, bushy, semi-evergreen to evergreen sub-shrub to around 35cm in height, with lobed, hairy, dark green foliage. Masses of strawberry-pink flowers with darker centres appear from April through to September. Ideal as a patio plant for pots and containers or in borders

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H2

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Malvaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen, Semi evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Anisodontea are evergreen, woody-based perennials and shrubs with simple or palmately-lobed leaves and saucer-shaped, five-petalled flowers borne in the leaf axils over a long period between summer and autumn
Name Status: Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

May survive outdoors in a sunny, sheltered spot in mild areas but normally grown in a cool greenhouse for summer bedding or as a patio plant. Needs good drainage and full sun

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring or by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Mediterranean climate plants
Patio and container plants

Pruning

pruning group 9, tip prune young plants to encourage bushiness

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free