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honey bell Honey bell (Hermannia verticillata).

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Also known as: Hermannia verticillata
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honey bell, (Hermannia verticillata), a rambling shrub of the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to Africa. Widely cultivated indoors, chiefly as a basket plant, it grows up to 15 cm (6 inches) tall and bears, in pairs, fragrant yellow flowers that are about 1.5 cm (0.6 inch) long and have five flat petals. The plant blooms in winter and early spring.

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