Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear' prophouse-fall-2026 The photographs here were taken

The photographs here were taken at the Margaret Reid Wildflower Garden in Raleigh

These shrubs turn up far less often now than they ought to

resinous film that catches small insects like flypaper

Give Lindera akoensis a sunny or lightly shaded border and moist

Traditional Chinese medicine has long turned the dried flowers to warming

Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear' prophouse-fall-2026 The photographs here were taken'Pam Puryear' is the soft pink small Turk's cap, a lovely departure from the usual fire engine red of this tough native mallow. The furled, never quite open flowers keep the charming Turk's cap form, less than two inches long and produced without pause through the hot months, but here they glow a gentle shell pink that reads cool and quiet in the summer border. The selection carries a good Texas pedigree. 'Pam Puryear' is a fairly recent introduction