Anisodontea ‘AFRICAN ROSE™ Mirembe’

Common Name:
African Rose

Description:
Anisodontea ‘AFRICAN ROSE™ Mirembe’ is a vibrant, upright evergreen shrub that delivers a spectacular floral display across much of the year. This cultivar, bred for compact form and prolific blooming, features masses of soft lilac-pink, hibiscus-like flowers with a deeper pink centre. Its attractive, lobed green foliage provides year-round structure and colour, making it a standout feature in cottage gardens, mixed borders, and large containers. Ideal for Melbourne’s climate, ‘Mirembe’ thrives in full sun to part shade and adapts well to a range of well-drained soils. Once established, it tolerates dry conditions and benefits from a light trim after flowering to maintain its neat shape and encourage ongoing blooming. Flowering can begin in early spring and continue right through into winter in milder conditions, making it a dependable source of colour when many other plants are dormant. Loved by bees and butterflies, this cultivar is also well suited to hedging, screening, or as a standalone flowering specimen.

Form:
Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:
Height: 1.2 to 1.5 metres
Width: 1 to 1.2 metres

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn
Flowers in Winter

Flower Colour:
Lilac-pink
Deeper pink centre

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Suitable for Hedging
Low Maintenance
Long Flowering Season
Drought Tolerant once established

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals

Companion Plants:
Salvia nemorosa
Lavandula stoechas
Convolvulus cneorum
Leucanthemum x superbum
Grevillea lanigera