Field Guide / Native Plant
Native Plant
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Got a dark, dry corner that has defeated everything you've thrown at it? Turk's cap. Red flowers furled like little turbans, pure hummingbird fuel, and it genuinely prefers the deep shade where lesser plants sulk and die. The one plant that treats your worst spot as a privilege. 🔴
Water
Low · med
Sun
Shade · part
Blooms
Summer–fall
Wildlife
Hummingbirds
Red turban flowers — never quite opening, as if keeping a secret — that fill the hard, dry shade where most plants quietly give up and file their resignation.
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