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Summary
A rough and hairy plant with a long taproot. Attractive leaves and showy lemon yellow flowers. A very good fibre crop with possible industrial applications. Other uses include a windbreak or hedge, cut flowers. Good for pots and garden beds. Wildlife Attractant: Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds.
Physical Characteristics
Pavonia spinifex is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9.
It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Hibiscus spinifex L. Lassa spinifex (L.) Kuntze. Malache spinifex (L.) Kuntze. Pavonia aristata Cav. Pavonia spinifex var. grandiflora DC. Pavonia spinifex var. spinifex. Typhalea spinifex (L.) C. Presl
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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None Known
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Other Uses
A rough and hairy plant with a long taproot. Attractive leaves and showy lemon yellow flowers. The stem makes a very good fibre crop with possible industrial applications. Other uses include a windbreak or hedge, cut flowers. Good for pots and garden beds. Wildlife Attractant: Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds. Carbon Farming Solutions - Industrial Crop: fiber (Crops grown for non-food uses. Industrial crops provide resources in three main categories: materials, chemicals, and energy. Traditional materials include lumber and thatch, paper and cardboard, and textiles) [1-1].
Special Uses
Carbon Farming
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Cultivation details
Industrial Crop: Fiber Management: Coppice Regional Crop
Climate: warm temperate to tropical. Humidity: semi-arid. Prefers moist well-drained soil. Sun to Partial Shade. US Hardiness Zones 8-11. Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline). Humidity tolerant. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: regional crop. Management: coppice (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation) [1-1].
Carbon Farming
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Industrial Crop: Fiber
Clothing, rugs, sheets, blankets etc. Currently, almost none of our fiber are produced from perennial crops but could be!
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Management: Coppice
Cut to the ground repeatedly - resprouting vigorously. Non-destructive management systems maintaining the soil organic carbon.
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Regional Crop
These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.
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Plant Propagation
Seed. Stem and tip cuttings
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Gingerbush, Shell Flower
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Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Origin: North America, tropical Americas. Dominica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, USA: Florida. In Florida, US it is found in seven counties north of Lake Okeechobee, from Duval to Brevard and Highlands counties.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.) Cav.
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