Pentapetes phoenicea, copper cups [SEEDS]

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Culture notes: This ornamental, annual flower with mallow-like blossoms that open at noon and close at dawn; distinctive, olive green foliage with serrated edges, grows from 1.5-4' tall. This unusual plant native to South Asian Tropics was rarely cultivated in America and is a member of the chocolate family with brownish-green stems and mallow-like blossoms. It makes a handsome accent plant in the garden. Thomas Jefferson noted the scarlet pentapetes variety in his Garden Book. Sun: Full Sun to Part ShadeWater: Medium to wet Bloom time: July to SeptemberSoil notes: Fertile, loose sandy loam soils Show more