This perennial sub-shrub has upright multi-stems that are woody at the base and forms a bushy habit. It has mid green shallowly lobed heart-shaped leaves and the reddish-orange cup-shaped flowers appear in terminal clusters from summer to autumn.

Hardiness zones 4 to 10 

Sphaeralcea munroana is naturally found in North America from British Columbia to Utah and Nevada growing on mountainous slopes or in scrubland along the coast or inland. 

It prefers an open sunny position with protection from wet winters and grows in sharply drained gravely soils with a pH from 6.3 to 8.0. It is frost and drought tolerant. 

Munro's Globemallow is grown for its flowers and is planted in rockeries or in raised garden beds as a specimen. It is suitable for mountainous or coastal regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. This plant is also suitable for containers and can tolerate neglect once established. ID 3128

Sphaeralcea (sfy-RY-kee-ah) munroana (MUN-roh-AH-nah)

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