Grayleaf Teabush (Melochia tomentosa)

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🌿 Florida Native | Pollinator Friendly | Drought Tolerant Shrub

Silver-Foliage Native Pollinator Plant

Grayleaf Teabush is a fast-growing Florida native shrub valued for its soft, velvety silver-gray foliage and delicate pink to lavender blooms that appear through summer and fall. It brings a striking contrast to green landscapes while supporting essential pollinators.

Highly adaptable and extremely low-maintenance, this native plant is perfect for pollinator gardens, erosion control, naturalized plantings, and drought-tolerant landscapes.

🐝 Why You’ll Love Grayleaf Teabush

🦋 Pollinator Magnet
Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects all season long.

🌿 Unique Silver Foliage
Soft gray leaves add contrast, texture, and visual interest to any planting.

💪 Extremely Tough Native
Handles heat, drought, poor soils, and coastal conditions with ease.

🌾 Great for Restoration & Habitat Plantings
Supports biodiversity and stabilizes natural landscapes.

🌱 Growing Information

USDA Zones: 8–10 (cold hardy to ~15–20°F)
☀️ Light: Full sun to light shade (best flowering in full sun)

🌿 Soil Requirements

Adaptable to sandy, rocky, or slightly alkaline soils
Prefers well-drained conditions
Tolerates poor soils once established
Avoid prolonged standing water

🌱 Planting Instructions

Space 3–5 feet apart for hedges or group plantings
Dig a hole twice as wide and equal depth to the root ball
Plant at ground level and backfill with native soil
Water thoroughly after planting
Apply mulch to retain moisture and reduce weeds

💧 Watering Guide

Water 1–2 times weekly during establishment (first 4–6 weeks)
Once established, highly drought tolerant
Only needs supplemental water during prolonged dry periods

🌿 Care & Maintenance

Prune lightly in late winter or early spring
Remove dead or leggy growth to encourage density
Minimal fertilization required

🌾 What Makes It Thrive

☀️ Full sun exposure
🌿 Low-nutrient, well-drained soils
💧 Minimal watering once established
🌬 Open airflow for pollinator activity

✨ Grayleaf Teabush is a rugged, beautiful Florida native that delivers silver color, pollinator support, and long-term landscape resilience.

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Grayleaf Teabush (Melochia tomentosa)

Silver-Foliage Native Pollinator Plant

🐝 Why You’ll Love Grayleaf Teabush

🌱 Growing Information

🌿 Soil Requirements

🌱 Planting Instructions

💧 Watering Guide

🌿 Care & Maintenance

🌾 What Makes It Thrive

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Grayleaf Teabush (Melochia tomentosa)

Silver-Foliage Native Pollinator Plant

🐝 Why You’ll Love Grayleaf Teabush

🌱 Growing Information

🌿 Soil Requirements

🌱 Planting Instructions

💧 Watering Guide

🌿 Care & Maintenance

🌾 What Makes It Thrive

Rate Us On Google

This Tree Farm is UNBELIEVABLE!! You name it..they got it!!

Brook

Flowing Well Tree Farm