Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Fremontodendron Cov. [113]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Flannel bush

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Malvaceae

family_ja: アオイ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Sterculioideae

distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of 2 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or trees from dry woodland, canyons, and mountain slopes in the USA and N. Mexico. They have alternate, rounded, 3-, 5-, or 7-lobed, dark green leaves, and densely hairy young shoots covered in scales. Large and very showy yellow flowers are produced over a long period, usually in spring and autumn. Grow flannel bushes against a warm, sunny wall, or as specimen plants at the back of a shrub or mixed border. Contact with the foliage and shoots may irritate the skin.

hardiness_en: Frost hardy; may tolerate occasional low temperatures to -15°C (5°F) when trained against a warm, sunny wall.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring. Root greenwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer.

pests_en: Phytophthora root rot may be a problem.

description_ja:

comment: SW. N.America

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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