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Alyogyne huegelii

lilac hibiscus

A small, fast-growing, tender evergreen shrub with an open habit, starting upright and spreading with age, with dark green lobed, textured and hairy leaves. Papery, funnel-shaped, translucent blue-purple flowers with yellow stamens appear from late spring to autumn. Great for growing in pots in sheltered or coastal gardens, bringing indoors in the winter

Synonyms
Anisodontea huegelii
Hibiscus huegelii

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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Blue Purple Green
Summer Blue Purple Green
Autumn Blue Purple Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Drought resistance
Yes
Hardiness
H2
Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Alyogyne are evergreen shrubs with simple or palmately lobed leaves and solitary, hibiscus-like flowers in the leaf axils

Name status

Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Under glass grow in free-draining compost in full light; plants can stand out in the summer. Outdoors grow in any well-drained soil in full sun, provided temperatures do not fall below freezing

Propagation

Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

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

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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