Malvaviscus arboreus
Turk's Cap · Wax Mallow · Sleeping Hibiscus
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- shrub or treePlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Shrub, SubshrubPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Scarlet-redFlora of China
- Native range
- Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Turk's cap's bright red petals overlap, and the column of stamens and pistil sticks out about three-quarters of an inch beyond them. It flowers mostly in late summer and fall. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Malvaviscus arboreus
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Moderate
Dry storage
Duration: 365 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light
about 12 months from start to sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.
33% germination in 14 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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