Smallflower Globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Smallflower globemallow is a drought-hardy Southwestern perennial with silvery foliage and many small orange mallow flowers over a long season, a tough, cheerful native for hot, dry, rocky ground.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Sphaeralcea species
- Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
- Scarlet Globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)
- Munro's Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)
- Gooseberryleaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia)