Purple Poppy Mallow, known as the Winecups flower, bloom in early May with numerous magenta-colored flowers. These plants make for attractive groundcover for full sun environments, as they spread between 3-4 feet wide per plant while only reaching around 1 foot in height at maturity.
Blooms on your Purple Poppy Mallow will last from the early Summer well into the late Summer if you deadhead spent blossoms.
The Purple Poppy Mallow is a Gray Hairstreak butterfly larvae host.
You'll find the Purple Poppy Mallow natively all around the US from Minnesota to Florida, however, they typically do not survive outside of planting zones 3-8.
You will be purchasing 3, 3" plastic pots containing 3, well-rooted Purple Poppy Mallow plants with 1+ nodes of growth that were grown with love in Minnesota from seed. We will try and provide plants with multiple nodes, but it may vary depending on availability. Pictures on this listing are not perfectly representative to what you will be receiving, however, we will do our best to get you the healthiest plant possible.
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun (6 hours+) |
Water Requirements: | Dry to Medium-Dry Soil |
Bloom Time: | May-August |
Plant Spacing: | 3 Feet |
Plant Estimated Height at Maturity: | 1 Foot |
USDA Planting Zones: | 3-8 |