Flower Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 5 - 9
- Height: 36 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid summer
- Bloom Color: Rose and red
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: Lower temperatures of less than 41F are very effective
- Average Germ Time: 28 - 56 days
- Light Required: No
- Depth: Cover seed lightly 1/16 - 1/8 inch deep
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 30 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Sidalcea
False Mallow (Sidalcea Malviflora Hem's Hybrids) - Sidalcea, commonly called False Mallow, is a beautiful spring blooming native perennial found in moist meadows along the coast and inland from Southern Oregon to the Mexican border. Reliable and easy to grow, and an excellent addition to a grasslands or meadow planting. Grow in full sun to partial shade where it thrives with moisture and tolerates moderate to little water once established. With drought will go summer dormant. Sometimes this plant is also referred to as dwarf checkerbloom, or dwarf checkermallow.
