Poppy Mallow

Name: Poppy Mallow

Botanical Name: Callirhoe involucrata

Zone: 3-9

Soil: Well drained

Exposure: Full Sun

Bloom Time and Color: Magenta-pink from late spring to early fall.

Description: Poppy Mallow will thrive in hot, sunny locations. Very drought tolerant. Great for rock and native plant gardens, as well as cascading down slopes. Mat-Forming. Plants typically form a low foliage mound from 6-9 inches tall and have stems which spread along the ground to 3 feet wide. It has cup-shaped, five-petaled, poppy-like, magenta flowers on thin stems above the foliage. Easy to grow. Good native ground cover, border fronts, rock gardens, native plant gardens, wild gardens, naturalized areas or meadows. Will sprawl over a stone wall.