PlantsFlowers
Purple Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A magenta mat for a baking parkway
EasyFlowersAlso Shade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Mature size
- 6–12 in, trailing
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May–Aug
- How it spreads
- Taproot, sprawls
- What to buy
- A small pot. Don’t break the root.
- When to plant
- May
In the design
Spills over a curb. Dry, sunny, and awful in a wet hole. The flower is the whole plant, sitting on the ground.
