Sphaeralcea ambigua

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		4 to 9
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Sphaeralcea ambigua, commonly known as Desert Globemallow or Apricot Mallow, is a member of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family (Malvaceae). It is a perennial shrub native to parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The leaves are fuzzy, deeply lobed, and on long stems, the number of which increase with age. The fruit is a brown capsule containing numerous seeds. The flowers are apricot to orange in color and bloom in the spring. It grows well in alkaline soil, both sandy or clay, usually in the company of creosote bush scrub.

Varieties

• Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. ambigua
• Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. aculeata Jeps.
• Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. rosacea (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) Kearney
• Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray var. rugosa (Kearney) Kearney

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