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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Malvaceae (w/Bombacaceae & Sterculeacea) |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Light Lavender |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Parentage: (A. hakeifolia x A. huegelii?) |
| Height: 6-8 feet |
| Width: 4-6 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Alyogyne 'Lady Barbara Rose' - A dense upright shrub to 6 to 8 feet tall with bright green dissected foliage and pale lavender-blue flowers that have a red center eye. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and given occasional irrigation. Hardy to around 25 F and useful in USDA zones 9 - 10. Can be pruned to keep lower and tighter. This plant appears intermediate between Alyogyne hakeifolia and Alyogyne huegelii or maybe involves Alyogyne cuneiforme with leaves that are broader than the those of Alyogyne hakeifolia, but glossier and more linear than Alyogyne huegelii. This plant came to us from retail nursery labeled just as 'Barbara Rose' but we note that Kartuz Nursery lists it as 'Lady Barbara Rose' and as a hybrid produced by noted Begonia hybridizer Brad Thompson. It has a similar flower but broader leaves when compared with the patented variety 'Hutwow' bred by Graham Hutchins in England, which is listed as a hybrid between Alyogyne hakeifolia and Alyogyne huegelii. We also grow Alyogyne 'Ruth Bancroft', another plant with this same presumed parentage that was a spontaneous seedling hybrid that occurred at the Ruth Bancroft Botanic Garden in Walnut Creek California. It has thinner dissected segments and a slightly lighter colored flower.
The information about Alyogyne 'Lady Barbara Rose' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.
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