Sphaeralcea ambigua Louis Hamilton - Desert Globemallow, Apricot Mallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua Louis Hamilton is a coral red flowered form of the Desert Globemallow. Sphaeralcea ambigua has one of the most spectacular blooms of the desert. In the late Spring and Summer Sphaeralcea ambigua is larval food for the White Checkered Skipper, and Northern White Skipper and attracts the Painted Lady Butterflies during their Spring migration. Sphaeralcea ambigua is a great addition to the Butterfly Garden.
Plants in the Sphaeralcea genus featured on this site:
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea ambigua Louis Hamilton
Sphaeralcea ambigua rosacea
Sphaeralcea fulva La Luna
Sphaeralcea philippiana