General Landscape Uses:
Accent shrub.
Availability:
Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Range:
Peninsular Florida in eastern coastal counties from Brevard County south to Broward County, rare in Highlands County, and reported for Lee County; West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America and South America. Most common in Martin and northern Palm Beach counties; perhaps extirpated in Brevard and Broward counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of Postal Code Areas of IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is usually protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides significant habitat for invertebrate associates.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
Comments: See a 2019 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog on lindenleaf rosemallow and its invertebrate associates.
