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© Ernie Marx
scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Orange Shades, Red Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Scarlet globemallow can be found in every county in Colorado. This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.