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    SIDALCEA 'Brilliant'
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    SIDALCEA 'Brilliant'

    Commonly known as False mallow, Praire mallow

    Spikes of carmine-red flowers
     
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    • Good to know
      Hollyhock-like flowers but more compact and longer lasting. Wildlife plant - insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, rust
    • Place of origin
      Western and central North America
    • Red
      Carmine red
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea with more shelter
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      To 1m (39in)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Perennial. Basal leaves are rounded to kidney-shaped, 4-8cm (1½-3in) long. Stem leaves are more deeply lobed. Produces racemes of funnel-shaped flowers 5cm (2in) across.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Light and sandy - resents waterlogging- winter mulch against prolonged frosts
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      to 1m (39in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
      		  
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