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Photo:

Kathy Ketchum

Oregon Checker Mallow

Oregon Checkerbloom

Latin Name:

Sidalcea oregana

Excellent native perennial with rose colored flowers

Taxon ID#

87 MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Level:

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

4 Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

M

Soil Preference:

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Fertilizer Needs:

Recommended Mulch:

Family:

Malvaceae

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

Native to western North America from British Columbia to CA/UT

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

Branches leafy with green deeply lobed sharply toothed leaves

Fragrant:

no

Predominant flower color:

Pink

Flower Description:

Bowl shaped flowers with 5 pink petals, with white stamens surrounding a reddish stalk

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

Mature height:

0.5-5'

Mature spread:

6"

Growth rate:

Medium

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

yes

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Wet meadows and marshes, shrub steppe

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

yes

Wildlife Use:

Nectar source

Border:

no

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

no

Ground Cover:

no

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

no

Adds Texture/Movement:

no

First Bloom:

May

Last Bloom:

Jul

Ornamental Accent:

no

Garden Observations:

Crowded by Aster-consider moving forward or to another location

SEASONAL CARE

Spring Care:

Summer Care:

Fall Care:

Winter Care:

Long Term Care:

Insect Pests:

Wildlife Pests:

Diseases:

Environmental Problems:

Landscape Problems:

Care Comments:

RESOURCES

OSU Landscape Profile:

USDA Plants:

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIOR

Calscape Database:

https://calscape.org/loc-California/Sidalcea%20oregana%20(Oregon%20Checker%20Mallow)?newsearch=1

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

Kathy Ketchum

Oregon Checker Mallow

Oregon Checkerbloom

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Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

87

MAINTENANCE

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

4

Sun Preference:

Partial Sun

Water Preference:

M

Soil Preference:

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Fertilizer Needs:

​

Recommended Mulch:

​

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

Native to western North America from British Columbia to CA/UT

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Green

Foliage Description:

Branches leafy with green deeply lobed sharply toothed leaves

Fragrant:

no

Predominant flower color:

Pink

Flower Description:

Bowl shaped flowers with 5 pink petals, with white stamens surrounding a reddish stalk

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

​

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

​

Mature height:

0.5-5'

Mature spread:

6"

Growth rate:

Medium

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

yes

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Wet meadows and marshes, shrub steppe

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

​

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no