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Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Turk's Cap is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 3-5ft × 3-5ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect red blooms in fall and summer. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to deer and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-5ft × 3-5ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Red
- Bloom season
- Fall, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Salt
- Native to
- Texas east to Florida and North East Mexico
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