(Sphaeralcia coccinea) Native. Perennial. This medicinal plant can be found blooming from summer to fall across the plains of the American West, adding bright bursts of red-orange throughout the desert landscape. Saucer-shaped flowers bloom in clusters at the tips of the stems. The velvet-like hairs on its palmate leaves give the foliage a silvery appearance. Plants have an upright or sometimes sprawling habit. Thrives in poor, dry soil and extreme heat. Native cultures crushed the leaves and applied to skin to heal lesions and brewed a tonic to improve appetite.
Also known as cowboy's delight, prairie mallow, and red false mallow.
To Grow:
Sow seeds outdoors in the fall or spring into pots with poor sandy soil or direct sow in well prepared seed bed. Place pots in a sunny location and keep soil evenly moist until germination. Transplant to final location in spring or fall when plants are large enough to thrive.
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