This plant is growing wild in my father's yard in south louisiana. at the tip of each branch is a small red flower that resembles a rose bud. Sorry the pictures are not great. I collected some of the seed pods which are orange and look like tiny tiny pumpkins.
any help would be great.
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It's hard to see the flowers in your pictures, but it might be Malvaviscus drummondii http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56887/
Thats it! Thank you so much!
It looks a little like my Mother's Flowering Maple plant. The blooms on her plant are so pretty and delicate. The blooms 'bow their heads' .
Take a look at this link. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/81764/
I hope the link works.
I think it looks like Turk's Cap.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1819/
This message was edited Oct 2, 2007 2:15 PM
This message was edited Oct 2, 2007 2:16 PM
What would the difference in Truk's Cap and drummondii????????????
Turk's Cap is a common name that is applied to several species of Malvaviscus. The one in this thread is M. drummondii because the flowers point up; M. arboreus var. mexicanus in the link that was just posted has flowers that point down.
