Malvaviscus drummondii prophouse-winter-2027 In autumn the lance-shaped leaves

In autumn the lance-shaped leaves turn early and burn crimson to wine-purple

opening deep yellow and aging through orange to soft pink along the same spike

Amelanchier

The plant belongs to the Malvaceae

so the smallest breeze sets the shrub shimmering

Malvaviscus drummondii prophouse-winter-2027 In autumn the lance-shaped leavesMalvaviscus drummondii is the small Turk's cap, the wild, native cousin of the larger Mexican wax mallow and, for many Southern gardeners, the better plant of the two. A relative of the hibiscus in the mallow family, Malvaceae, this shrubby perennial is native to Texas, the Gulf Coast states, and on south, and grows wild in the dappled shade of woodland edges and stream banks where few other bright flowers will bloom. The flowers are the same