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Malvaviscus drummondii 'Big Momma'
Flowers are over 1/3 larger than the typical form, and are held upright along and at the ends of the woody stems. 'Big Momma' emerges in late spring and quickly rises to 6' tall, topped from midsummer until frost with bright orange flowers, swirled like a turk's cap. An excellent perennial for Hummingbirds.
Habitat yard on Belton Lake.
This plant was still blooming at the end of November when my regular turkscap had set fruit and stopped blooming. These don't seem to set fruit.
Spotted on Nov 14, 2012
Submitted on Dec 2, 2012
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