turk's cap
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.
Posted by Bill Hopkins on September 23, 2004 08:34 PMThe image looks a bit weird, like it was posterized or something. Or is it just because it is so close-up?
Posted by: Kathy at September 24, 2004 08:54 AMyes, 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.
Posted by: bill at September 24, 2004 11:31 AMCOOL flower! are they hardy? are they perinniels? seeds? tubers? whatever they are they are really pretty.
Posted by: mary lou at September 24, 2004 03:14 PMthey 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.
Posted by: bill at September 24, 2004 06:25 PMIn 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
Posted by: Larry Davis at September 24, 2004 08:53 PMI think a more inclusive picture of flower and folliage would have made your picture less stark.
lrd
Posted by: Larry Davis at September 24, 2004 08:54 PM