Callirhoe involucrata

Wine Cups

An outstanding and very attractive plant with low growing, deeply dissected dark green foliage that gives rise to an explosion of electric purple, single, upright flowers from July to early September. This plant behaves like an ivy. It is taprooted and can be difficult in containers if not well spaced. Let it drape over stone walls or creep between stones. Requires full sun and good drainage. Native to the Midwest.

Benefits

	Blooms all summer
	Tolerant of drought
	Can handle poor soils
	A striking color

Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips

Easily grown in dry to moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Long tap root gives plant good drought tolerance but makes transplanting of established plants difficult.

Height 6-8 Inches

Spread 18-36 Inches

Native Range Purple poppy mallow usually occurs in dryish, rocky soils in prairies, fields and along roadsides, mostly in the U.S. mid section from Michigan to Arizona. To check your state, click on the USDA target=_blank Distribution Map.

Native Trivia Each flower closes in the evening and will remain permanently shut after pollination.

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8

"Callirhoe involucrata is a larval host for the Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)and provides sweet nectar to many butterfly species."

Good Companions Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis), Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Characteristics & Attributes

Plan Sub Group • Low Perennials	Exposure • Sun	Soil • Well-drained • Wide soil tolerance	Soil Moisture Preference • Average • Moist but well-drained • Dry
Bloom Time • Summer • Late Summer	Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant	Habitat Collection • Butterfly	Native Habitat • Grassland
Foliage Color • Dark Green	Uses • Naturalizes • Ground cover • Border • Meadow • Mass plant • Container • Rock garden