Callirhoe triangulata

Also Known As

Clustered Poppy Mallow

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 1'-2'
W: 1'-2'

planting zones

4a-8b

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Callirhoe triangulata plant details

Callirhoe triangulata is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer magenta flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in gritty soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Callirhoe triangulata

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: malvaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 1 FT - 2 FT - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Callirhoe triangulata

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional

Soil needs: gritty

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Is deep magenta your passion? Then Poppy Mallow is your plant! This rare plant grows only in dry sandy soils, spreading its prostrate branches across the blazing hot sands of summer. Mature plants can spread to a diameter of three feet, producing numerous blooms of the deepest magenta in July and August. Growing over one foot tall, this unusual plant makes a great companion for early-spring blooming early-spring blooming flowers such as Prairie Smoke, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, and Prairie Spiderwort. Hardy to Zones?4 - 8.