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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Wright's False Mallow

Malvastrum aurantiacum
native · Central Texas

Wright's False Mallow is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms orange and yellow in Apr–Sep.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
About 3 ft
Bloom
Apr–Sep · orange, yellow

Where it grows

127 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.