Malvaviscus drummondii prophouse-winter-2027 opening deep yellow and aging

opening deep yellow and aging through orange to soft pink along the same spike

The narrow leaves and tight

In autumn the lance-shaped leaves turn early and burn crimson to wine-purple

against a warm wall

shrubby frame

Malvaviscus drummondii prophouse-winter-2027 opening deep yellow and agingMalvaviscus drummondii is the small Turk's cap, the wild, native cousin of the larger Mexican wax mallow and, for many Southern gardeners, the better plant of the two. A relative of the hibiscus in the mallow family, Malvaceae, this shrubby perennial is native to Texas, the Gulf Coast states, and on south, and grows wild in the dappled shade of woodland edges and stream banks where few other bright flowers will bloom. The flowers are the same