PLANT DETAILS
latin name: Malvaviscus arboreus
usda code: MAARD
alternative name(s): Drummond’s Turk’s cap, Wax Mallow, Drummond Wax Mallow, Red Mallow, Texas Mallow, Mexican Apple, Sleeping Hibiscus, Bleeding Hearts, Manzanilla
ecotopes class: shady perennials + creek
ecological condition(s): shady woodland
size range: medium – 3+ ft
habit: shrub
leaf retention: deciduous
light requirement: part-sun – part-shade – full shade
color signature: red flowers and red berries
DESIGN SUPPORT
This will be some amazing prose about how much we love this tree and how we use it in design. Also, the graphic from the design is to be posted here.
NATIVE RANGE
TURK’S CAP (MAARD) PORTFOLIO
Projects that feature this native plant specimen: