Malvaviscus arboreus drummondii, photo courtesy of Gilles Delacroix/Garden World Images
Zones 4-9, 14-24
Full, Partial
Moderate
Malvaviscus arboreus drummondii
Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus
Malvaceae
Perennials, Flowers
This stiff perennial, native to the southeastern U.S. through Central America, grows 4–10 ft. tall and wide. In mild-winter areas, it can be grown as an evergreen shrub; elsewhere it freezes to the ground in summer. Small, vermilion-red blooms with overlapped petals resemble a turban and appear from summer to fall. Red stamensextend above the petals as in a hibiscus. Large, downy, heart-shaped leaves. ‘Big Momma’ has coral red blooms.
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