Malvaviscus arboreus 26/6 Restock Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' is

Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' is a small shrub with an outsized job

'Raritan Chief' stays compact and rounded

Hibiscus coccineus 'Lone Star' is the pure white form of the scarlet rose mallow

a nitrogen-fixing legume grown for a long summer-into-fall run of rosy-purple pea flowers over ferny foliage

Site where the late-spring bloom can be seen in full

Malvaviscus arboreus 26/6 Restock Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' isMalvaviscus arboreus, affectionately known as Turk's cap, has charmed gardeners for generations with vibrant, coiled blooms that never quite open, each red flower staying furled like a little turban, which is exactly how the plant earned its name. A close cousin of the hibiscus in the mallow family, Malvaceae, this tough, subtropical shrub carries a story as rich as the scarlet flowers, and two more common names besides: wax mallow and sleeping