Common Name:

woodland poppymallow

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Callirhoe papaver

Family:

Malvaceae

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft tall, wide-spreading

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red, purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen plant.

Considerations:

This plant is state-listed as Endangered. Please acquire only through reputable nurseries or grow it from seed. Seeds are sometimes available from the Florida Wildflower Growers Cooperative.

Availability:

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic to circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B, 9A

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Upland mixed forest. Found in edges or understory and on roadsides.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Found naturally in Florida in glades, which have marly soils, and in Alachua County, in shallow sands over marl deposits that cover the underlying limerock.