Hardy, North American perennial
Description: Vivid fuchsia colored flowers on tall stalks in summer
Habit: Prefers full sun and well prepared, well-drained soil with added organic matter
Culture: Grows up to 4 feet high and 2 feet wide
Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 5
Origin: North America
Attributes: Drought tolerant
This North American wildflower occurs throughout Missouri and Kansas, and south to Texas and Arkansas. An airy, long-lived perennial, this unusual mallow can be used as an accent for the back of a border. The plant's habit of sending bloom stalks high above the foliage would compliment lower growing perennials with fine textured leaves. As noted in Gray's Field, Forest, and Garden Botany (1868), plants of the genus Callirhoe have been used in choice American gardens since at least the mid-nineteenth century.