'Louis Hamilton' is a selection of globe mallow with large, watermelon-red flowers in mid to late spring, and will sometimes bloom intermittently through the summer into the fall. This perennial will grow 4' x 3' . It has small, leathery gray leaves with rich, red-orange flowers that bloom in the spring. The foliage is thick, heavily textured, and grey-green. The plant forms an open, sort of sprawling clump, about 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.
Grow in full sun in well drained soil. Will grow in dry, poor, or rocky soil. Desert Globemallow can grow from 2 to 5 feet, depending on conditions. Thrives in hot dry sites. This extremely drought tolerant perennial does best in full sun, even in reflected heat. Like many desert natives, it prefers a gravel mulch. Hardy to -10 F.