Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	6 - 12 inches
Plant Spread:	12 - 36 inches
Fruit:	Showy
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Other: Magenta
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Groundcover Will Naturalize
Edible Parts:	Roots Flowers
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Stratify seeds: Soak seeds overnight, mix with sand and store in refrigerator for 30 days. Depth to plant seed: 1/4 inch Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: Space 15-18" apart. Do not try to transplant! May go dormant in the summer.
Pollinators:	Moths and Butterflies Bees
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 1999 Plant Select Winner

Common names

Winecup
Poppy Mallow
Purple Poppymallow
Buffalo Rose

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Uploaded by GrammaChar

Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-14

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Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.11.20
Swirling stamens--Callirhoe involucrata

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Location: My front yard.
Date: Spring 2012
Winecup in my front bed.

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
This beautiful flower covers hillsides in Texas.

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Location: IL
Date: 2019-07-07
This really takes off and spreads a lot when it likes the locatio

Uploaded by molanic

Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.11.20
Distinct striped, enlongated sepals

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-10-14

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-27

Uploaded by chelle

Location: Goldthwaite, TX
Date: 2012-05-13

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Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.10.20
Poppy mallow, Callirhoe involucrata

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-20

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Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.11.20
In the morning sun, an elegant bloom

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Location: My front yard.
Date: Spring 2012
Bloom after a rain.

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Uploaded by chelle

Location: My front yard.
Date: Spring 2012
Close up of the bed.

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Location: Longwood Gardens in southeast PA
Date: 2018-07-10
several plants in the Meadow

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Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-11
bloom about to open and a bud behind

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Uploaded by molanic

Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2013-05-13
Winecup bud looks like a rosebud.

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-07-12
Blooms quickly from seed.

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Location: Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-03-11
Seed leaves

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-20
Just beginning to open.

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Location: I 45 outer road, halfway twix Houston & Dallas
Date: 2014-05-21

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Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2013-02-24

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-20

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-20
Immature pod

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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.

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Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-10

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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.

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Location: Landenberg, PA
Date: 2019-06-11
large planted patch hanging over a wall

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Location: Landenberg, PA
Date: 2019-06-11
flowers and foliage

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Uploaded by foraygardengirl

Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-06-04
side view does look like a wine cup

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-06-03

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-05

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Location: At Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Manitou, Colorado
Date: 2012-08-03

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 22, 2014 10:18 AM concerning plant:

A rare native wildflower.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 11, 2018 11:56 AM concerning plant:

I just discovered this small wildflower at Longwood Gardens in southeast Pennsylvania at the edge of their The Meadow. It is native to the central US the most, in Nebraska to Texas, some areas of Wyoming into New Mexico, Arkansas & Missouri and then various spots and areas in: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, one spot in Michigan, and spots and areas in the Southeast from North Carolina into Florida back to Texas. It gets about 6 to 9 inches high and spreads 1 to 3 feet as a matt. It grows in full sun and in dry to moist soil. It forms a deep taproot that helps it survive drought. Not easy to transplant. Some native plant and specialty nurseries sell it, as North Creek Nursery in southeast Pennsylvania. My friend Dale who lives near North Creek Nursery bought some there and planted them above a high wall holding back a slope.

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Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 9, 2020 10:04 AM concerning plant:

Showy deep pink to purple flowers on trailing 1 to 3 foot stems bloom throughout the summer.
Landscape uses:
Use low poppy mallow in a sunny, dry, wildflower garden or let it spill over the edge of a retaining wall or a raised bed.

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Plant Events from our members
piksihk	On April 27, 2019	Bloomed HW
piksihk	On July 1, 2018	Miscellaneous Event 3 seed pods
piksihk	On July 1, 2018	Bloomed Couple of blooms
piksihk	On June 8, 2018	Bloomed Reblooming ; WG
piksihk	On January 16, 2018	Plant emerged HW
piksihk	On November 13, 2017	Seeds sown HW
piksihk	On February 14, 2017	Plant emerged
piksihk	On May 1, 2016	Bloomed
piksihk	On January 2, 2016	Plant emerged
piksihk	On April 30, 2015	Bloomed
MrsBinWY	On August 22, 2020	Transplanted 1 in scallop bed in front of Kniphofia caulescens; 1 in front of iron pot; 1 east of Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum;' 1 behind Calylophus serrulatus
MrsBinWY	On July 4, 2020	Potted up 4
MrsBinWY	On September 13, 2019	Transplanted on 9-13-2019: 2 in scallop bed by garage; on 10-5-2019: 3 along bed next to garage
MrsBinWY	On August 4, 2019	Potted up on 8-4-2019: 3 from Prairie Moon & 6 from 2015G
MrsBinWY	On April 13, 2019	Seeds germinated 1 from each group; observed 1 on 5-10-20 from the 3-23-19 sowing that went outside; observed 2 on 5-10-20 from the 3-23-19 sowing that stayed at room temp
MrsBinWY	On March 23, 2019	Seeds sown 50 seeds from Prairie Moon. 24-hour soak (starting w/hot water) & a few drops of liquid smoke. Removed the seed coats from a few (12) but quit after damaging a couple embryos. Put 25 (w/6 removed seed coats) & 25 (w/6 removed seed coats) in 2 different milk jugs. One will stay at room temp. The other will go to the back patio (because the sun room won't be very cool given the forecast for the next few days). Brought it back in on 3-31-19.
MrsBinWY	On February 16, 2019	Seeds germinated 1 - The first seed that germinated seemed to stall out in the cold. I moved the container to room temp, and right away 2 more germinated and unfurled their cotyledons. I saw another 2 radicals showing today (3-10-19). Total of 7 emerged (counting the 1st one that failed). Beginning to wonder if the cold treatment after the hot soak w/liquid smoke is the best approach...
MrsBinWY	On February 9, 2019	Seeds sown 50 seeds from 2015G, soaked overnight with a few drops of liquid smoke, removed seed coat, only 1 or 2 or 3 looked viable, cool sun room
MrsBinWY	On June 20, 2018	Transplanted On 6-20-2018, planted 1 by Liatris punctata; 1 by Penstemon linarioides; & 1 in the new rain garden in the back yard.
MrsBinWY	On May 26, 2018	Transplanted On 5-26-2018, planted 2 behind the stream.
MrsBinWY	On April 8, 2018	Potted up 5, pricked out & left rest of container alone
MrsBinWY	On March 17, 2018	Seeds germinated 2
MrsBinWY	On February 24, 2018	Seeds sown soaked overnight; removed seed coat; maybe 5-10 viable seeds; cool sun room in milk jug
MrsBinWY	On April 15, 2017	Potted up 2
MrsBinWY	On February 3, 2017	Seeds sown soak overnight (hot water + H2O2), remove seed coat, milk jug, cold bottom shelf in sun room, 25 seeds from 2015 garden (~5 looked viable after removed seed coat)
antsinmypants	On April 27, 2021	Seeds sown Plug flat two row 16
dnrevel	On March 31, 2022	Seeds sown WS in jug alongside native silky milkweed. Asclepias.

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