Wax Mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. - Mallow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Red

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Wax Mallow: Automeris io io, Bagisara brouana, Bagisara rectifascia, Crocidosema plebejana, Meskea dyspteraria, Xenophanes tryxus

Native Range

MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA: Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.