ID Characteristic | Medium green leaves spotted with a creamy white variegation. |
Shape | Upright, upward-spreading. |
Landscape | As a tender flower bed shrub, containers, as a house plant or as a specimen. |
Propagation | Prune root stem cuttings and propagate in early summer. Keep in moist soil in indirect sunlight. |
Cultivation | Grow in partial to almost full sun in a well-balanced, well-drained but evenly moist soil. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Slightly coarse, insignificant woody bark. Young stems and branches are glabrous and smooth. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Flower buds pinnate, narrow, 1 - 2 cm in length. Leaf buds insignificant. |
Leaf Description | Highly serrate, star-shaped pinnate leaves that resemble maple leaves, patterned with a spotted variegation. |
Flower Description | Showy hibiscus-like flowers that bloom terminally in clumps of 2 - 3 among flowering stems. Petals are ovate and flatten slightly at the apex, folding over each other. |
Colour Description | Dons medium green leaves with a unique creamy-white spotted variegation. Lovely salmon-orange flowers. Greyish-brown mature bark among medium to deep green young stems and flower buds. |
Texture Description | Medium. |