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Silk Flower, Musk Mallow
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| Habit:
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bush
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| Height:
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⇕
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1.5 ft
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| Width:
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⇔
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1.5 ft
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| Lifespan:
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⌛
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Annual
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| Origin:
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✈
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| Poisonous:
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☠
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| Exposure:
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☼
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Full Sun
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| Water:
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◍
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Regular
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| Features:
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✓
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| Hardiness:
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☃
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| Bloom:
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❀
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| USDA Zones:
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All
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| Sunset Zones:
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All
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Abelmoschus moschatus
Bushy plant about 1.5 ft. tall and wide. Has deep green, deeply cut leaves. Five-petaled, 3-4.5-in. flowers, come in cherry red or pink with white centers, resembling tropical hibiscus. Likes good soil, heat, and sunny location; blooms most profusely where summers are long and hot. Grow from seed sown outdoors as soon as ground is warm (or else start indoors 6 to 8 weeks before transplanting outdoors). Flowering begins 100 days after sowing, and goes on until frost or cold weather hits. Can be grown as indoors in a 6-in. pot where it gets bright light.
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| Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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| Class:
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Magnoliopsida
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| Superorder:
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| Order:
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Malvales
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| Family:
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Malvaceae
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| Genus:
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Abelmoschus
Medik.
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| Species:
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A. Moschatus
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