What it is
Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata) is in the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. A low native groundcover with chalice-shaped magenta flowers — drought-proof and great spilling over edges.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it very low, and give it lean, well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.5–8.0. Space plants about 18 in apart. Expect roughly Blooms spring–summer. Hardy native perennial.
How it's used
Winecup is used: ornamental; pollinator.
🔎 How to identify it
- Deeply cut palmate leaves
- Trailing stems
- Cup-shaped wine-magenta flowers
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.