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Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe)

Original price was: $14.99.Current price is: $10.49.

SKU: HC018094 Categories: Perennials, Unique Plants

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• Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups) is a native wildflower that decorates the garden with a summer-long display of bright magenta-pink flowers

• A sprawling grower, long branches spread across the ground to create a colorful groundcover of flowers and foliage

• C. involucrata serves as a larval host plant for several butterfly species, most notably the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

• Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric)

• A 1999 Plant Select® selection

Description

1999 Plant Select® Winner. 5″ tall x 24-30″ wide (seed propagated). Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups) are five-petaled flowers are a rich wine-red color, with a white eye and cover the plant all summer. To see this plant in full bloom is to want it! The low spreading stems make this plant useful on slopes or cascading over retaining walls. A valuable plant for hot south or west facing beds. Callirhoe involucrata grows well in a wide range of soil types, including clay. Goes completely dormant and loses all of previous year’s growth. Gently reseeds itself and will slowly spread if you let it. Recommended companion plants are Chocolate Flower, Purple Prairie Clover and Sundrops.