Candy Girl Prairie Mallow
Sidalcea 'Candy Girl'
$24.00
Candy Girl Prairie Mallow has masses of beautiful spikes of rose round flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its round leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Candy Girl Prairie Mallow is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Candy Girl Prairie Mallow has masses of beautiful spikes of rose round flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its round leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Candy Girl Prairie Mallow will grow to be about 16 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 15 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type | but has a definite preference for acidic soils | and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 16"(24"withtheflowers)Hx18"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are rose
Flowers from early to mid summer
Attracts butterflies; hummingbirds
Zone 4a
Likes average to moist soil