• Wooly Tea Bush - Melochia tomentosa from Giverny Gardens

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Melochia tomentosa

Wooly Tea Bush

Flowering shrub native to Florida and the Caribbean where the fuzzy leaves are used as a soothing tea. Melochia is from the Greek for honey and tomentosa is for fuzzy or hairy.

  • Pinkish-violet blooms year-round, especially in spring
  • A favorite of butterflies, pollinators and birds

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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.