Botanical Name: Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'
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Common Name: Louis Hamilton Desert Globemallow  
Plant photo of: Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

'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.