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Sidalcea neomexicana - A.Gray.

Common Name New Mexico Prairie Mallow, Salt spring checkerbloom, Thurber's checkerbloom
Family Malvaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Wet meadows and streamsides in moist usually strongly alkaline soils, 1500 - 2850 metres[155].
Range South-western N. America - Wyoming, New Mexico, California, Idaho and Arizona.
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Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Moist Soil Wet Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Sidalcea neomexicana New Mexico Prairie Mallow, Salt spring checkerbloom, Thurber


Sidalcea neomexicana New Mexico Prairie Mallow, Salt spring checkerbloom, Thurber

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Sidalcea neomexicana is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

 Bog Garden; Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Leaves - cooked as greens[155, 183].

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Medicinal Uses

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Miscellany

A cold infusion of the plant has been used in the treatment of internal injuries[257].

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Other Uses

Miscellany

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Prefers a deep fertile well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in a sunny position but with some shade at the hottest part of the day[200]. Hardy to at least -15°c, but where prolonged cold spells without snow cover are experienced it is best to apply a good mulch of bracken in the winter[200]. Plants thrive in climates with relatively cool summers and mild winters[200]. If the plants are cut back immediately after flowering they will produce a second flush of flowers in late summer[200]. Plants are sometimes infested with rust, Puccinia malvacearum[200].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring[200].

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Colorado, Idaho (south), Oregon (east), Wyoming (s.-c.), New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah)

Weed Potential

Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Sidalcea acuta Perennial0.0 -  LMHSNM111
Sidalcea malvifloraCheckerbloom, Dwarf checkerbloom, California checkerbloom, Siskiyou checkerbloomPerennial0.8 5-9  LMHSNM30 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Author

A.Gray.

Botanical References

200

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