Resembling wine cups, Callirhoe involucrata (Purple Poppy Mallow) decorates cheerfully the landscape in late spring and early summer with its masses of brilliant magenta cup-shaped flowers atop ground-hugging stems. The eye-catching, upward-facing blossoms, up to 2.5 in. wide (6 cm) open in the morning, close in the evening and remain closed after pollination. Poppy-like, they consist of 5 petals with a white spot at their base surrounding a prominent central column of stamens.
Height: 6 - 12"
Spread: 2 - 3'
Spacing: 2 - 3'
Exposure: Part Sun (4 to 6 Hours) or Full Sun (6+ Hours)
Blooms: Late Spring to Late Summer