Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Callirhoe involucrata
Family: (Malvaceae)
(P) to 12″. Purple Poppy Mallow. Central United States. This Missouri native has attractive Geranium-like leaves, palmately divided into 5 to 7 finger-like lobes. The stems are procumbent and spread nicely along the ground. The solitary, upward facing, cup-shaped, five-petalled, magenta flowers are borne on axillary thin stems above the foliage. An attractive, spreading, drought tolerant perennial. Long blooming, from late spring to late summer. Sun. 3 & T2
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