Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua
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Species Name: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua
Species Name: Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua
Common Name: Apricot Mallow
- Great in dry garden or on a slope. Orange flowers are stunning when in full bloom. OK to cut back in fall. Excellent butterfly plant.
- Plant Family: Malvaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height by Width: 3' H x 3' W
- Growth Habit: Upright, open, multi-branching
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Winter/Summer
- Flower Color: Orange
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: Desert to Utah, Arizona, and Mexico
- Natural Habitat: Desert scrub below 8000'
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Introduced into cultivation in California by Theodore Payne.
- From California Native Plants, Theodore Payne's 1941 catalog: "A shrubby plant 2 to 4 feet high with many stems from the base. Leaves palmate, grayish green. Flowers about one inch in diameter, apricot buff, very showy. Has a long blooming season and will grow in any garden. Gallon cans, 50c."
- Other Names
- References
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.
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