Sleepy Morning (Waltheria indica) - 1 Gallon
Waltheria indica · 1 gal
$10
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Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.
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Waltheria indica
Sleepy Morning · Malvaceae
Also known as Waltheria americana, Waltheria americana indica, Waltheria americana sahelica, Waltheria americana subspicata and 1 more synonyms. Common names: ʻuhaloa.
Waltheria indica is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that has a pantropical distribution.
MalvaceaeShrubUS native
1 listing from 1 nursery
$10 · updated 19 days ago
About Sleepy Morning
Waltheria indica is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that has a pantropical distribution. It is believed to have originated in the neotropics. Common names include sleepy morning, basora prieta, hierba de soldado, guimauve, mauve-gris, moto-branco, fulutafu, kafaki, and ʻuhaloa (Hawaii). W. indica is a short-lived subshrub or shrub, reaching a height of 2 m (6.6 ft) and a stem diameter of 2 cm (0.79 in). It is most common in dry, disturbed or well-drained, moist...
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.
| Native range | Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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