LASIOPETALUM behrii

Pink Velvet Flower

SKU: N 525
Stock: Out Of Stock

Family: Malvaceae

Characteristics: Rounded Shrub 1 to 1.5m with a similar spread

Seeds per packet: Approx 30

Size:
$4.25 AUD Excl. GST

Commonly known as the pink velvet bush, Lasiopetalum behrii display’s attractive pendulous star-shaped flowers, reddish-brown petals and a calyx that is white on the outside and pink on the inside during the spring and summer months. Flowers care covered in small soft hair hence the name Velvet Bush.

Forms the habit of a small rounded shrub to 1 to 1.5 metres high with a similar width with narrow foliage between 4 and 9 cm long

A member of the Malvaceae family of planes which contain also  contain Alcea (hollyhock), Malva (mallow) and Lavatera (tree mallow) and over 300 species of Hibiscus.

Prefers a light to medium soil in a protected sunny or semi-shaded position.

Occurs in the southern parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
Listed as critically endangered under the Threatened Species Conservation Act in New South Wales.

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