Melochia

Melochia parvifolia

Melochia

Flowering shrub native to the Caribbean islands and related to the Florida native Wooly Tea Bush. Melochia is from the Greek for honey and parvifolia is for small leaf.

White flowers year-round
Wildlife attractor

Height: 6 -10 ft
Spread: 6 -10 ft
Category: Flowering Shrub

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Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Humming-birds
Attracts Pollinators

Tuck in with other wildlife attractors such as Wild Coffee, Firebush, Coontie and Cocoplum. Feed with a slow-release 14-14-14 granular fertilizer every three months. Prune back periodically to keep this plant in shape as it tends to ramble.