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Summer
Globe Mallow
Sphaeralcea munroana
Family: Malvaceae
Earthy & Warmfaintwarm
SeasonSummer
OriginWestern North America
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Earthy & Warm · Summer bloomer
Globe mallow's vivid tangerine-orange flowers bloom with unaffected cheerfulness through the heat of summer in dry, sun-baked gardens, a tough desert plant of extraordinary long-season colour.
Symbolism & Meaning
warmth, healing
In the Victorian language of flowers, globe mallow means “Desert warmth”.
Habitat & Environment
Western North America
Globe Mallow is native to Western North America.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameSphaeralcea munroana
- FamilyMalvaceae
- Native ToWestern North America
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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