Sphaeralcea umbellata

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sphaeralcea umbellata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sphaeralcea umbellata, Don (S. vitifolia, Benth. & Hook. Malva umbellata. Cav.). Erect branched shrub, 3 ft. or more high, flocculose-tomentose: lvs. long-petiolate, cordate, somewhat 7-lobed, peltate, nerved, flat, glabrate and green above, hoary and ribbed beneath; the lobes short, acute, margin crenate: peduncles axillary, usually 3-fld., rarely 2- or 5-fld.: calyx broad-campanulate, leathery, 5-lobed, the lobes semi-ovate; petals scarlet, white at base, obcordate; filaments forming a white column. Mex. B.R. 1608. L.B.C. 3:222. Var. tricolor, Hort., is said to have reddish purple fls. striped with white and rose. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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