Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear' prophouse-fall-2026 'Tama no ura' is among

'Tama no ura' is among the most celebrated of all wild-found camellias

Traditional Chinese medicine has long turned the dried flowers to warming

" a lofty title for a tree that drops sweet

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

Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear' prophouse-fall-2026 'Tama no ura' is among'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