Hibiscus tiliaceus
“Cotton Tree”
TREE TO 10 METRES TALLLow broad tree with dense canopy of heart-shaped foliage and large bright yellow flowers up to 14cm in diameter in Spring. Aborigines used bark infusion as antiseptic & to make rope. Salt spray tolerant, but frost tender.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun |
| Soil | Moist, Sandy |
| Habitat | Coastal |
| Features | |
| Bush Food Plants, Drought Tolerant Species, Salt Tolerant, Seaside Plantings, Shade Providing Trees | |
| Localities | |
| Deagon, Doboy, Lindum, Lota, Lytton, Manly, Manly West, Meeandah, Myrtletown, North Stradbroke Island, Nudgee Beach, Pine Rivers, Pinkenba, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Woolloongabba, Wynnum | |
