Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

woodland poppymallow

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Callirhoe papaver

Family:

Malvaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft tall by wide-spreading ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red,purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

This plant is state-listed as Endangered. Please acquire only through reputable nurseries or grow it from seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

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

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars

Larval Host to the checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus communis ).





Attracts bees.

Native Habitats:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

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.