Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree up to 5 m, with slender, smooth, wrinkled branches often covered in glandular hairs. Leaves roundish to triangular, 4 – 20 cm, velvety above and silvery or greyish white beneath, with roundly toothed margins and 5 – 7 prominent veins. Velvety buds open to white flowers with deep pink centers (Dec – May), in hairy-stalked bunches in upper leaf axils. Fruit is a capsule covered with dense yellowish hairs.
Insects:Flowers attract bees and butterflies.
Wildlife:Not documented.
Soil:Not a nitrogen fixer.
Ecosystem Services:Ornamental, supports pollinators, stabilizes soil on slopes and stream banks.
White flowers with deep pink centers attract pollinators; fruit is a capsule with small, brown, pitted seeds.
Not documented.
Sow in early September in sandy soil; germinates easily.
Not available
Used as an ornamental; no documented medicinal or traditional use.
