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Sphaeralcea ambigua
Also called Globe Mallow, Desert Mallow, Apricot Mallow, Apricot Globe Mallow, Desert Globe Mallow
Desert globemallow is a drought-tolerant perennial shrub from the southwestern US and northwest Mexico, known for its orange apricot-colored spring flowers and fuzzy grey-green leaves. It thrives in full sun and sharp-draining soil, and it is well suited to native, pollinator, and dry gardens.
Sphaeralcea ambigua is a species of flowering plant commonly known as desert globemallow or apricot mallow, for its predominantly orange blooms. It has fuzzy, grey-green leaves. It is a member of the genus Sphaeralcea in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
It is a perennial shrub native to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. S. ambigua is a prevalent species in desert habitat and helps provide food and habitat for other species
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeralcea ambigua by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
