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Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh'

Also Known As

  • Checker Mallow
  • PINK PRAIRIE MALLOW

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 4'
  • W: 18"

planting zones

  • 5a-9b

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Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh' plant details

Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In summer pink flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: malvaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 0 - 18 IN - wide, 0 - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in summer
Uses: cutting garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Elsie Heugh' is a well-loved old favorite, whose popularity has never waned and for good reason. Trouble free, best en masse and equally at home in a cottage garden or a more formal setting, this distinctive Hollyhock relative parades fringed, shell pink flowers with a silky lustre. The lovely, 5-petaled Mallow-like blossoms are borne on erect, stately branching spikes above a good-looking green basal clump of round, shallowly lobed leaves that become smaller and more fingered as they ascend the flowering stems. Provide a fertile loamy soil and cut back after blooming to promote a flowery encore.
Sidalcea Elsie Heugh PINK PRAIRIE MALLOW

Gardening facts about Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh' plant

How to Grow Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • pink
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • semi-evergreen

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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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Width: 12"

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Zones

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Size

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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

Height: 6"-10"

Width: 12"-24"

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Zones

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Size

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