Sidalcea malviflora 'Elsie Heugh'

prairie mallow

• Position: full sun
• Soil: light, moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to July
• Flower colour: purple-pink
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  An open, upright perennial which produces spires of large, satin-like, purple-pink flowers that have fringed petals. These rise above the rounded, mid green foliage in early to mid summer and look great when planted with soft blues and purples in a mixed or herbaceous bed.
  
  
• Garden care: Cut the stems back hard to ground level after flowering to encourage a second flush. Apply a deep, dry mulch of straw or bracken around the crown of the plant in autumn. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 0.9m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.45m
  Sidalcea malviflora 'Elsie Heugh' - prairie mallow Large purplish pink flowers with fringed petals

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