Turk’s cap or manzanilla is another member of the hibiscus or okra family. The funny thing about it is that the flowers never open. It blooms almost all the time in late summer and early fall. It’s a good plant for shady areas. It will grow in the sun but won’t bloom as much.
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The image looks a bit weird, like it was posterized or something. Or is it just because it is so close-up?
yes, i did doctor the image a little. i believe it was called “edge smoothng.”
i have a lot of trouble getting red flowers to look anything except a big red splotch. what i was trying to do was give some definition to the petals of the flowers.
COOL flower! are they hardy? are they perinniels? seeds? tubers? whatever they are they are really pretty.
they are hardy perennials in mexico and the southern states. i don’t know what they would do in a heavy freeze. they make a bush about 2 to 3 feet tall and about 4 feet in diameter.
In Tarrant County my turks caps come back every year, either from root or seed. They are very agressive in the sun, bloom profusely in the sun, but my neighbor has them in much more shade and they are a prettier, more contained plant.
thelrd in TEXAS
I think a more inclusive picture of flower and folliage would have made your picture less stark.
lrd