Thank you for posting this video! I just moved a few of these plants to a shadier location today, as our hot Florida sun seemed to stress them out a little bit last year. I kept up on the water and they did great, I think they would have grown faster and more efficiently had it not been so boiling lava hot. We’ll see how they do in a shadier spot this year! Yours look wonderful! 👍🏻👍🏻 I used Espoma plant tone to relocate them because I was out of bio-tone. Do you know if they prefer a certain type of fertilizer, soil pH? Or do they just prefer to be left alone? Thanks again! Happy spring! 🌹🌱
Thanks for your note! I'm so glad you're growing Turks Cap. They should thrive for you in a shadier location! I don't ever fertilize mine and think you would be fine leaving them alone. They are pretty hardy plants. Just give them well drained soil and they should be happy!
I just bought one as I was looking for plants to feed and attract humming birds besides the nectar I feed them I also live in San Antonio Texas and was worried about our scorching sun and heat here. I will try to see if it acclimate to the area I wanted in with the pot before planting in the ground as it looks like a beautiful addition to my yard thank you for the information
I thought my Turks cap were all white blooms and today I look out there and there are red blooms also growing with this plant! Also,a little seed or rather fruit in red is growing. Now my Turks cap looks like a slight light pink… they are so hearty and they are attracting hummingbirds in a big way! Any thoughts on why the white blooms, have red blooms?
Hi Carolyn, my apologies for the delay to your Turk's Cap question! Here is a great explanation of what is going on with the red and white blooms: www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=9808. The red fruit created by the Turk's Cap is edible by wildlife (and humans!).
i bought some bulbs from a guy in tennessee. Fort Worth here. planting instructions are confusing....june 1, 2022...should i plant in garden or pot and how ....he says lay em flat? i guess they are about an inch or 2 long..so lay em flat length wise? how deep? and then some say plant in sun but then say how the do so well in shade.
Thanks for your comment. You say you have bulbs? If that is the case, I'm guessing you have Turk's Cap Lily, which is a different plant than this Turk's Cap (Malaviscus arboreus). Here is a video on how to plant lily bulbs that you may find helpful: ua-cam.com/video/xWlsRCas1MA/v-deo.html
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Awesome! I think you'll love the plant!
Thank you for posting this video! I just moved a few of these plants to a shadier location today, as our hot Florida sun seemed to stress them out a little bit last year. I kept up on the water and they did great, I think they would have grown faster and more efficiently had it not been so boiling lava hot. We’ll see how they do in a shadier spot this year! Yours look wonderful! 👍🏻👍🏻 I used Espoma plant tone to relocate them because I was out of bio-tone. Do you know if they prefer a certain type of fertilizer, soil pH? Or do they just prefer to be left alone? Thanks again! Happy spring! 🌹🌱
Thanks for your note! I'm so glad you're growing Turks Cap. They should thrive for you in a shadier location! I don't ever fertilize mine and think you would be fine leaving them alone. They are pretty hardy plants. Just give them well drained soil and they should be happy!
I just bought one as I was looking for plants to feed and attract humming birds besides the nectar I feed them I also live in San Antonio Texas and was worried about our scorching sun and heat here. I will try to see if it acclimate to the area I wanted in with the pot before planting in the ground as it looks like a beautiful addition to my yard thank you for the information
Just discovered you and love all your information! Question - should i fertilize Turks Cap and with what and how often? Thank you!
I thought my Turks cap were all white blooms and today I look out there and there are red blooms also growing with this plant! Also,a little seed or rather fruit in red is growing. Now my Turks cap looks like a slight light pink… they are so hearty and they are attracting hummingbirds in a big way! Any thoughts on why the white blooms, have red blooms?
Hi Carolyn, my apologies for the delay to your Turk's Cap question! Here is a great explanation of what is going on with the red and white blooms: www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=9808. The red fruit created by the Turk's Cap is edible by wildlife (and humans!).
i bought some bulbs from a guy in tennessee. Fort Worth here. planting instructions are confusing....june 1, 2022...should i plant in garden or pot and how ....he says lay em flat? i guess they are about an inch or 2 long..so lay em flat length wise? how deep? and then some say plant in sun but then say how the do so well in shade.
Thanks for your comment. You say you have bulbs? If that is the case, I'm guessing you have Turk's Cap Lily, which is a different plant than this Turk's Cap (Malaviscus arboreus). Here is a video on how to plant lily bulbs that you may find helpful: ua-cam.com/video/xWlsRCas1MA/v-deo.html
How do propagate Turk's Cap?
You can take soft wood cuttings, dip them in rooting hormone and pot them!