Sidalcea candida
(White Prairie Mallow)
Family - Malvaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western USA
Year of Introduction - 1882
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 80cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The White Garden
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with upright stems and a modest running habit. Mid to dark green Basal Leaves are rounded to heart-shaped with scalloped margins. Smaller palmately lobed leaves are held on the flowering stems. Silky white, bowl or saucer-shaped flowers have blue Anthers. The flowers are held in Racemes on vertical stems and are produced from early to mid-summer. The Blooms are attractive to pollinating insects and are good for use as cut flowers.
Additional common names include White Checkermallow, Modest Mallow, and False Mallow.
Flower:
Pure to creamy white, bowl or saucer-shaped flowers have blue anthers. The flowers are held in racemes on vertical stems and are produced in July and August.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Bowl or saucer-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Mid to dark green Basal Leaves are rounded to Cordate with Crenate margins. The leaves held on the upright flowering stems are palmately lobed.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Rounded to cordate and palmately lobed
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Avoid a site that sits wet during the winter months.
