Malvaviscus arboreus 26/6 Restock Site where the late-spring bloom

Site where the late-spring bloom can be seen in full

and they catch the light with a soft powdery sheen that lifts a shaded planting where most greens recede

The rhizomes creep along at or just below the surface

sweet fragrance on the flowers

a nitrogen-fixing legume grown for a long summer-into-fall run of rosy-purple pea flowers over ferny foliage

Malvaviscus arboreus 26/6 Restock Site where the late-spring bloomMalvaviscus arboreus, affectionately known as Turk's cap, has charmed gardeners for generations with vibrant, coiled blooms that never quite open, each red flower staying furled like a little turban, which is exactly how the plant earned its name. A close cousin of the hibiscus in the mallow family, Malvaceae, this tough, subtropical shrub carries a story as rich as the scarlet flowers, and two more common names besides: wax mallow and sleeping