Purple Poppy Mallow (Rabbit Cage) - Callirhoe involucrata

Purple poppy mallow provides nectar from deep magenta cup-like flowers. It is also a host plant to pollinators, including the Checkered Skipper. Its roots have been used as emergency food by Native Americans. It may go dormant after blooming. A wildflower just west and south of Illinois, it has naturalized in the state. Rabbit caging is encouraged. Soil Type: Clay/Loam/Sand Soil Conditions: MediumDry-Dry Flower Color: Pink Flower time: June-August Height: 8" Light: Sun Features: Larval Host, Pollinators Credits: Info courtesy of illinoiswildflowers.info; photo courtesy Jim Robbins.