Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
11 / 19 / 2017
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Season Photo Was Taken
Fall
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Daytona Bech
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State
Florida
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Posted by
Bill Hatton
Notes:
I just bought a new home in Florida. This red flowered plant is growing alongside a fence in my front yard. I am about a mile from the ocean in Daytona Beach, FL. What is this plant and is a good plant or a weed?
Comments
Metrosideros Master Identifier says:
Thanks Shashi, Hibiscus is a close relative.
November 20th, 2017 at 12:44pm
Shashi M Leaf Lover says:
Looks like Hibiscus to me.
November 20th, 2017 at 12:50am
Metrosideros Master Identifier says:
It is Malviscus penduliflorus, Turks Cap. https://garden.org/plants/view/205488/Malvaviscus-penduliflorus/
November 19th, 2017 at 5:38pm