scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
USDA zones6 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red , orange
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is a perennial for borders, meadows, and xeriscape gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Red-orange flowers appear in narrow clusters on densely white-hairy stems. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms. In shade the leaves turn thinner, less lobed, and bright green.
Pairs well with Blue grama, Rubber rabbitbrush, Soaptree yucca, and Sideoats grass.
Native range
AZ, CO, IA, ID, and 13 more places. See all 17
AZ, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, and WY; SK.