Purple Poppymallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Trailing groundcover studded for months with chalice-shaped magenta flowers. A deep taproot makes it utterly drought-proof. The sweet, starchy root has a flavor reminiscent of sweet potato, and the leaves cook up mild and mucilaginous, good for thickening soups.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, CO, FL, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, WY