This perennial shrub is native to parts of California and Baja California. Desert Mallow grows 2 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in width; it’s many 1-inch orange-apricot flowers bloom on 2-3 foot spikes with fuzzy gray-green foliage.Sphaeralcea ambigua grows well in alkaline soil, both sandy or clay.
Desert Globemallow 2-3 feet in height
2-3 foot flower spikes
orange-apricot flower
fuzzy gray-green foliage
Native Americans tribes used Desert Globemallow for medicinal purposes which included poultices which were applied to cuts, swellings and rheumatism; decoctions were drank for colds and upset stomach.
