However, there were no flowers to be seen. Why? A The silk floss tree, also known as the kapok tree, is a distant relative of the hibiscus and is native to South America. Botanically, it was given ...

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad ...

Classified with Hibiscus and Okra Malvaceae, the silk floss tree hails from South America ... is often serrate or toothed. Spectacular flowers appear in fall and winter in South and ...

Best sites are to the rear or sides of the landscape where the tree can be used as a focal point to enjoy when in flower. The blossoms, up to 5 inches in diameter, open in October and November to ...