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Callirhoe involucrata

Callirhoe involucrata

Item Form: 1-Quart
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  • Grow Zone

    4 - 9

  • Mature Height

    12

  • Mature Width

    36

  • Sun / Shade

    Full Sun and Part Shade

  • Bloom Size

    need bloom size meta

  • Tomato Fruit Set

  • Days To Maturity

  • Fruit Weight

  • Soil Tolerance

    Normal, loamy, Clay, Sandy, and Poor

  • Moisture

    Dry and Moist, well-drained

  • Description / Callirhoe involucrata

    One of the best native perennials for scrambling across hot, water-starved soils, Purple Poppy Mallow delights with a very heavy season of bloom in late spring and early summer, followed by intermittent blooms right into autumn. Easy to grow in any sunny, well-drained soil, it naturalizes readily and spreads to cover all those bare, difficult-to-plant spots.

    These blooms are magnificent, so richly colored they appear to glow, and borne profusely above the large, lobed dark green foliage. Measuring 2 1/2 inches wide, they are equally as deep, with a small white-to-yellow center and a nicely cupped shape that gives them their common name of Poppy Mallow. Always the brightest flowers in the garden, they carpet the sunny landscape in unforgettable jewel-like tones!

    Although the heaviest bloom is early in the season, Callirhoe is seldom without flowers for the remainder of the summer and well into fall, ceasing only with the first frost. It is ideal for the border, rock gardens, slopes, banks, meadows, and open spaces of all types. And although it flourishes in any well-drained soil, it is an especially good choice for dry areas, because it forms a long taproot that makes it quite drought tolerant. Ready to naturalize, it begins just 6 inches across, but can spread up to 3 feet wide within just a season or two.

    Callirhoe is a native perennial, forming a dense mat of deep green that chokes out weeds, helps retain soil moisture, and blankets bare soil. It is untroubled by most pests and diseases, and will scramble across dry spaces, cascade over a wall, and otherwise fill the landscape with carefree color. Do not miss the opportunity to show off this lovely and very low-maintenance plant. Zones 4-9.

  • Product Details

    SKU: 36665
    Genus: Callirhoe
    Species: involucrata
    Item Form: 1-Quart
    Bloom Color: Magenta
    Foliage Color: Dark Green
    Habit: Prostrate
    Light Requirements: Full SunPart Shade
    Moisture Requirements: Dry, Moist, well-drained
    Soil Type: Normal, loamy, Clay, Sandy, Poor
    Bloom Start: Late Spring
    Bloom End: Early Summer
    Uses:
    • Border
    • Beds
    • Ground Cover
    • Baskets
    • Containers
    Special Features:
    • Season Extenders
    • Ever Blooming
    • Free Bloomer
    • Bloom First Year
    • Butterfly Lovers
    • Easy Care Plants
    • Long Bloomers
    • Flower
    Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
    State Shipping Restrictions: GU, HI, PR, VI