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Malvaceae
Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
Western wild spirit.
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sidalcea
- Native to
- Western United States
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Checkerbloom is sometimes called 'wild hollyhock' because its flowers closely resemble miniature hollyhocks.
- The genus name Sidalcea is a blend of Sida and Alcea, two related mallow genera it resembles.
- Native Americans in California used checkerbloom roots as a food source and medicinal plant.
- The flowers are gynodioecious, meaning individual plants are either female or hermaphrodite — a rare trait in flowering plants.
- Checkerbloom is a keystone species in Pacific coastal prairies, supporting specialized native bee communities.
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