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Callirhoe involucrata |
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| Common name |
poppy mallow; winecups |
| Family |
malvaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
deep purple (June) |
| Size |
sprawler |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
nick, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late August |
I love the way this peeks through the plants surrounding it: its growth pattern is sprawling, such that one planted by itself won't exceed 6" or so in height - but plant it next to taller companions, and it lifts itself to greater heights. It doesn't so much climb as support itself on its neighbors. That's why I have a hard time getting a good whole-plant photo: it's spread out, with its marvellous flowers popping out here and there.
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| | For some reason, I'm always tickled by the frumpy, ground-hugging seedlings. They're slow to grow in their first year. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: pondside, the lane, front perennial border, orchard nursery area, sale plot Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Vera Moore | Apr 03, 2009 | Beautiful picture :)
Sounds like a great candidate for winter sowing! I have seeds and believe I will try them next year; not enough cold weather left for proper stratification.
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| Mary Ann - maryann@wlss.net | Jun 08, 2009 | I really a question about winecups (callirhoe involucrata). If it is sprawling a little too far can I prune it back without damaging the plant?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Cutting wayward trailing stem back won't hurt the plant a bit. |
- Seed from '01 JLH order. Soaked 24hr, baggy 75F (22%G)
- Same seed as above. Dehulled seed - more than 50% empty. Nicked/soaked. Baggy 70F (20%G, 4-14d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Dehulled. Baggy 70F (30%G, 5-42d) - nicked (7%G, 14d)
- Seed from '07 garden. Scissor-snipped husks, thereby crudely scarifying inner seed. Baggy 70F (45%G, 7-21d)
- Seed from '08 garden. Scissor-snipped husks. Baggy 70F (35d; 30%G, 8-21d) - dehusked/sandpapered a few - 70F (20%G, 10-22d)
Seeds inside the wedge-shaped hulls are dark, kidney-shaped. Removing hulls is a slow, painful task - probably easier to sow an excess, to deal with the low germination rate.
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