General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 3-16 feet
Plant Spread: 3-12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Turk's Cap
  • Turkscap
  • Manzanilla
  • Wax Mallow
  • Bleeding Hearts
  • Mexican Apple
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Malvaviscus arboreus
  • Synonym: Hibiscus integrifolius

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-08-31
gulf fritillary butterfly
Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2013-08-14
Malvaceae:  Malvaviscus arboreus - bloom and bud, with a close lo
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-10-24
Most of the plant...couldn't get it all in the pic

Date: 2022-06-25
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-10-18
Turk's Cap 018
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2017-10-15
The fruit of the Turk's Cap looks like a little apple and tastes
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: August 13, 2022
Turk's cap # 85nn; LHB page 660, 122-10-1, "French for 'sticky ma
Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 2020-08-17
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-09-06
Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-09-07
Location: Edinburg, Texas | June, 2023
Leaves covered in galls of Aceria hibisci... A gall-forming mite.
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

Date: 2021-11-14
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: August 13, 2022
Turk's cap # 85nn; LHB page 660, 122-10-1, "French for 'sticky ma
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-08-25
Turk's Cap 014
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 2020-08-17
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-10-03
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: August 13, 2022
Turk's cap # 85nn; LHB page 660, 122-10-1, "French for 'sticky ma
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2018-05-11
While known for its fall blooms, the leaves in spring are quite p
Location: Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: Burleson, Tx.
Date: 2011-10-02
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-10-06
Had this plant in-ground for four years and never noticed before
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-10-03
Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2017-11-30
Season is ending. Leaves are turning and only a few flowers left
Uploaded by lovemyhouse
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2007-09-03
Location: My shade garden
Date: September
White turks cap.  Is smaller than the red or pink.
Uploaded by froggardener
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-11-20
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-11-14
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25
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