Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
Dainty native mallow opening spires of satiny pink cups over rounded leaves in spring. A larval host for west-coast checkerspot and painted lady butterflies. Leaves are mild enough for salads raw or cooked as greens.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR