{"title":"Callirhoe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus Callirhoe is a relative of the much taller garden \u003ca title=\"See our other hibiscus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hibiscus-plant-rose-mallow\"\u003ehibiscus\u003c\/a\u003e (a mallow). Many Callirhoe are ground-hugging, \u003ca title=\"butterfly attracting plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/butterfly-garden-plants-host-attract-butterflies\"\u003ebutterfly attracting plants\u003c\/a\u003e that form a nice low patch covered with cup-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. Callirhoe is a prairie native and the taproot is used medicinally by Native Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCallirhoe flowers, like wine, come in two colors; red or white. Callirhoe look great in the front of a border or cascading over a wall. Even when not in flower, Callirhoe provides a nice visual with its low growing, deeply lobed, hairy leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCallirhoe is a prairie native from Arkansas to Texas that is quite heat- and drought-tolerant, but performs best with even moisture. Wine cups fit equally well into a formal garden or an informal meadow. Like a fine wine, callirhoe gets better with age as it spreads to form a 3' wide patch, and when happy, it can reseed a bit in the garden. Callirhoe is quite cold-tolerant too and can easily be grown in most of the continental US. Try pairing wine cups with \u003ca title=\"Colocasia 'Coffee Cups'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/colocasia-coffee-cups\"\u003eColocasia 'Coffee Cups'\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Hosta 'Dixie Cups'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/hosta-dixie-cups\"\u003eHosta 'Dixie Cups'\u003c\/a\u003e, Saliva farinacea (Mealy Cup Sage) or with \u003ca title=\"Amorphophallus 'Cabernet'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/amorphophallus-tenuispadix-cabernet\"\u003eAmorphophallus 'Cabernet'\u003c\/a\u003e for a fun word-play garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCallirhoe is in the mallow family. Be sure to check out all of our available \u003ca title=\"mallows for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/mallow-plants\"\u003emallows for sale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"callirhoe-involucrata","title":"Callirhoe involucrata","description":"\u003cp\u003eCallirhoe involucrata is a vertically challenged hibiscus relative from the Midwest and Southwest US that is truly a distinctive addition to the garden. Callirhoe involucrata begins its show in the spring when the 2\" round cutleaf foliage emerges from the basal clump. The stems spread out horizontally to 3' then, starting in late spring, are smothered with 1-2\" wide flowers resembling cups of red wine...in size, color, and shape. Wine cups are great for the front of the border or cascading down a wall. Medicinally, root concoctions are sniffed to treat colds and teas are purportedly good for an assortment of other pains. Heck, if you are going to fall off the horticultural wagon, you might as well do it with a wine cup in your hand!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOnce Callirhoe involucrata finishes flowering, we prefer to cut them back to the base. They will reflush and remain as an evergreen rosette through the winter. If uncut, wine cups may re-seed in the garden, but rarely will they seed prolifically, so in most landscapes, this may actually be desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLeaf rust is occasionally encountered, but we find that with plenty of sun and good air movement, this is usually not an issue. If you find it a problem, simply cut the plant to the ground, and dispose all of the foliage off site, where it isn't likely to re-infest your plants. If fungal rust spores have been allowed to drop, then you'll want to remove the infected mulch also.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHot, dry, and sunny are the keys to making your Callirhoe involucrata happy and prosperous. Winecups grow well in clay, sand, or rocky soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCallirhoe involucrata is a great attractant for an array of native bees and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001406597,"sku":"1839","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Callirhoe-involucrata.i-1839.s-64011.r-1_4e3babe9-4b7a-42ec-adff-032ae13c9ecb.jpg?v=1791809359"},{"product_id":"callirhoe-involucrata-var-tenuissima","title":"Callirhoe involucrata var tenuissima","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf regular wine cups don't fit into your color scheme (they do clash with old blue Chevys and flue-pipe planters), then Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima is the plant for you. With a groundcover growth habit to 3' wide, Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima is a cutleaf variety of the drought-tolerant wine cups from 7,000' elevation in Los Lirios, Coahuila State, Mexico (Yucca Do collection #51-8). At the end of the spreading branches are masses of 2-3\" wide, light lavender-purple flowers that last until midsummer...much longer than those of typical Callirhoe involucrata. In addition to attracting your eye, the flowers of Callirhoe involucrata also attract an array of beneficial insects including green lacewings, hoverflies, and trichogramma wasp...which in turn consume aphids, mites, mealybugs, and caterpillars. Chemicals or callirhoe? When flowering is finished, the wine cups shrink back to the original rosette and wait for temperatures to cool.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001474501,"sku":"1995","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Callirhoe-involucrata-var-tenuissima.i-1995.s-67586.r-1_a64a05fc-da6f-4320-aef6-8d7c06773c16.jpg?v=1791376966"},{"product_id":"callirhoe-involucrata-var-lineariloba-logan-calhoun","title":"Callirhoe involucrata var lineariloba Logan Calhoun","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the late Texas plant explorer, Logan Calhoun, comes this splendid white-flowered seed strain of the Midwest US native wine cups. Typically bearing a wine-colored flower, Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba 'Logan Calhoun' was selected by Logan for the large, pure white flowers on this heat-tolerant, 3' wide, clumping ground cover. For us, the white flowers top the geranium-like, cut-leaf foliage from April through July. In late summer, the clumps of Callirhoe 'Logan Calhoun' shrink back into the ground for a rest. Full sun and good drainage are the keys to success.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025762693,"sku":"4124","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Callirhoe-involucrata-var-lineariloba-Logan-Calhoun.i-4124.s-16900.r-1_578acd0e-21bd-48c6-ad4a-4d10b56da44c.jpg?v=1792424120"},{"product_id":"callirhoe-bushii","title":"Callirhoe bushii","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most outstanding wine cups is sadly one of the lesser known members of the genus, hailing from only a few dozen sites in the Midwest, near the border of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In the wild, Callirhoe bushii is becoming threatened by development and the reduction in the region's natural fire ecology. In the wild, Bush's wine cups can be found in limestone glades and open rocky woodlands, which is a hint that it is exceedingly drought tolerant and likes really well-drained soils. The widely-lobed leaves sparsely clothe the mass of stems, which form a 2' tall x 4' wide mass. The plants are topped with 2\" wide \u003ca title=\"See more perennials with red flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/red-flowers\"\u003ered flowers\u003c\/a\u003e, starting for us in early June and continuing through much of the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FP9Uq9ImR38?si=F_YAQkqvVmHkfABA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39365156929623,"sku":"12432","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Callirhoe-bushii.i-12432.s-67839.r-1.jpg?v=1791485986"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/callirhoe.png?v=1658332840","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/callirhoe-wine-cups.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}