Sidalcea x 'Party Girl'
False Mallow
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False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Description
Party Girl's blooms look like miniature hollyhocks with bright shell-pink flowers on slender spikes from July to September. Perfect for cottage gardens, borders and beds. Needs moist well-drained soil. Plant in front of tall Hollyhocks.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Blooming
The flowers are long-lasting. Each flower has 5 silky petals and many stamens. Colors include white and pink. To encourage more blooms, cut back stems after intial flowering.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Growth
Annuals and perennials. Checkerblooms do well if planted in the sun and will grow to approx. 3 ft. Works well in a mixed or herbaceous border. Flowers are appropriate for cutting.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Planting
Propagate from the seed. Sow in containers in a cold frame in fall or spring. Conduct division in fall or spring.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Pest
Prone to slugs, Japanese beetles, and rust.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Interesting facts
Sidalcea is endemic to Western and Central North America. They occur in grasslands, woodland glades, and on mountain streamsides.
False Mallow (Sidalcea x 'Party Girl') - Soil and irrigation
Plant requires regular waterings. Does best in medium rich, humus-rich, light, sandy, neutral to slightly acidic, well-drained soil that is kept moist. Sidalcea does not tolerate waterlogging.
