Sidalcea
Botanical name: Sidalcea
Sidalcea
Botanical name: Sidalcea
Description
Sidalcea are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find sidalcea growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving. 
Species of Sidalcea
Waxy checkerbloom
Waxy checkerbloom (Sidalcea glaucescens) is a member of the mallow family. It's indigenous to California in the U.S., where you’ll find it the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. Another name for it is waxy checkermallow.
Checker Bloom
Checker Bloom (Sidalcea malviflora) is a deciduous perennial plant that blooms in summer with lilac-pink flowers that have white veining. Pruning is recommended after flowering to encourage more blooms and prevent self-seeding. Grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. Stems and leaves are edible.
Oregon checkerbloom
Oregon checkerbloom (Sidalcea oregana) is a mallow family member and is an indigenous western North American species. It adores soggy environments like freshwater marshes, mucky forests, and swampy bogs. The west coast lady's larvae are among many butterfly species who feast on this plant.
Dwarf checkerbloom 'Elsie Heugh'
Dwarf checkerbloom 'Elsie Heugh' has fringed, shell-pink flowers that are attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. This cultivar is shorter and less aggressive than its parent plant. These characteristics, along with its ornamental qualities, make this cultivar a good choice for gardens. It is also used as a cut flower due to its sturdy stem.
Meadow checkerbloom
Sidalcea campestris is a taprooted perennial herb that grows from thick, stubby rhizomes. It has a basal rosette of toothed leaves. Its stems are erect and hollow. The flowers are five-petaled and numerous, with typically fifty or more per plant, forming in branched racemes atop stems. The flowers range in color from white to pink.
Dwarf checkerbloom
Dwarf checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find dwarf checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Prairie mallow
Sidalcea candida the white checkerbloom prairie mallow or white checkermallow is a wildflower found from Nevada to Wyoming and south to the southern part of New Mexico. The plant grows to three feet and is also known as wild hollyhock. Its flowers are about one inch wide with five petals. It is found mostly in mountain meadows and along streams. It flowers between summer and fall.
Marsh checkerbloom
Marsh checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find marsh checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Salt spring checkerbloom
Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial herb growing from a cluster of fleshy roots, the mostly hairless stem growing 20 to 90 centimeters tall. The fleshy leaves are sometimes divided shallowly to deeply into lobes. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of flowers with pink petals up to 2 centimeters long.
Henderson's checkerbloom
Henderson's checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find henderson's checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Hairy checkerbloom
Hairy checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find hairy checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Annual checkerbloom
Annual checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find annual checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Dwarf checkerbloom
Dwarf checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find dwarf checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Fringed checkerbloom
Fringed checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find fringed checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Butte county checkerbloom
Butte county checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find butte county checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
Bristlystem checkerbloom
Bristlystem checkerbloom are a delightfully flowering ornamental genus whose plants feature prominent rosy-purple or white summer blooms. These are irresistible to bees and butterflies -- the West Coast Lady butterfly, in particular, loves these flowers because they are one of the few sources its larvae can get food from. You can find bristlystem checkerbloom growing in all types of gardens, from cottage to wildlife to water-conserving.
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