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ILIAMNA WILD HOLLYHOCK Malvaceae (Mallow family) |
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Photograph © Louise Parsons |
Iliamna rivularis
(Douglas ex Hooker) Greene.
Mountain hollyhock. Streambank globe mallow. Dense racemes of big,
lavender-pink hollyhock flowers bloom on tall, sturdy stems from June through
August. One often sees this gorgeous plant in colonies, especially on
burned or clearcut sites, but it spreads only by seed, not by rhizomes.
The seeds have a very hard coat and can remain viable in the soil for
centuries, till germination is triggered by wildfire. Iliamna rivularis is
native to sunny mountain streambanks, meadows and open forest slopes,
usually east of the Cascade Range, from British Columbia and Alberta east
to Montana and south to Oregon and Colorado. Give it full sun and moist
but well aerated, porous soil. Our seeds were collected in
the Blue Mountains of Oregon. Height 60-200 cm (24-80"). Zone 3.
Pot. In Canada, $C8.00; elsewhere US$7.25. |
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