Plant Name: Spaeralcea munroana
Common name: Orange Globe Mallow, Desert Mallow
Plant Type: Perennial Subshrub
Plant Height: 8’ – 32’
Plant Width: 24”
Bloom Time: May to August
Flower Color: Pale Orange to Brick Red.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Rocky, Sandy Soil or Clay with Fast Drainage.
Water Need: Extremely Low.
Attributes: Attracts Bees; Deer Resistant
Note: Cut Back to Ground Yearly; Susceptible to Fungal Rust Pathogen.
Uses: Rock Gardens; Along Driveways & Walkways; Container Planting; Bee & Butterfly Gardens.
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Photo by: Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)