This evergreen perennial has spreading soft pubescent stems that form a dense low mounded habit with carrot-like roots. It has rounded dull green lobed leaves and the cup-shaped deep pink flowers appear above the foliage from early to late summer. 

Hardiness zones 5 to 9 

Callirhoe involucrata is naturally found in eastern USA from Missouri to Texas growing in well-drained, moderately fertile sandy loams in an open sunny position and is drought and frost tolerant. 

The Prairie Poppy Mallow is a perennial that is grown for its flowers and its spreading habit. It is planted in small to large gardens as a ground cover or spill-over in rockeries or above retaining walls. It establishes in one season and is also used on sunny dry embankments and is suitable for coast or inland regions. ID 1628

Note:
It dislikes wet conditions as this will cause the thickish root to rot.

Callirhoe (kal-ir-OH-ee) involucrate (in-vol-yoo-KRAY-tuh)

Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee)
Cotton, Mallows and Hollyhocks