Callirhoe papaver
woodland poppymallow
Malvaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-2 ft tall by wide-spreading ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
red,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Small specimen plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars
Larval Host to the checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus communis ).
Attracts bees.
Native Habitats:
Upland mixed forest. Found in edges or understory and on roadsides.
