Anisodontea 'El Rayo'

African mallow, flowers for most of the year

Anisodontea El Rayo has Pink flowers with red throats in abundance which are smaller than traditional lavatera. Flowers produced all year round in a frost free location. Hardiness to about -5c or bring in. Left out all year here. Height 6 feet spread 4 feet, 1.8-1.2m. Semi hardy shrub. Evergreen if kept out of frost. Suffered here in the winter 20/21 with two of four plants killed, After winter 22/23 plants outside barely alive with successive frosts of -5/6. 

Sold in a 1 litre pot. Protect your young plant through the first winter.