Perennial shrub or herbaceous plant with sprawling or erect habit. Leaves simple, ovate to lanceolate, hairy beneath. Flowers pink to mauve, hibiscus-like, blooming mainly in summer. Fruits are small capsules. Found in grasslands and open woodlands. Important nectar source for bees and butterflies.
Flowers attract bees and butterflies; supports insect diversity.
Pink to mauve hibiscus-like flowers; fruits small capsules.
Supports insectivorous birds indirectly through insect populations
Seeds collected from mature capsules; sow fresh; germination moderate
Not commonly propagated by cuttings
No significant documented traditional uses
