Home Prairie and Wetland Center
16245 S US Hwy 71
Belton, MO 64012
Tel: (816) 331-9738
Fax: (816) 331-9739

Callirhoe bushii

Bush's Poppy Mallow

Click here for print friendly version.
<< PREV Image 1 of 2 NEXT >>
Callirhoe bushii (Bush's Poppy Mallow)

Native to Midwestern short grass prairies, this looks like a robust form of the trailing Purple Poppy Mallow with the same extended bloom time of wine-colored flowers but a slightly taller more upright habit.

Additional Information:


Height
- Inches

spacer

Spread
- Inches

spacer

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Red Violet


USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9

Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Good Companions
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Prairie Beard Tongue (Penstemon tubaeflorus), Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

UPL

Season of Interest

Mid (May-June)
Late (July-frost)

Soil Moisture

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map