Callirhoe involucrata

Callirhoe involucrata

Callirhoe involucrata

Wine Cups

Callirhoe involucrata

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery


Callirhoe involucrata

Wine Cups

Best marketed as a long-blooming, native groundcover that attracts butterflies but is not favored by deer. Very showy spiller for retaining walls or bright color for border fronts. Cup-shaped, magenta flowers shine brightly over the entire growing season atop lush green, deeply dissected leaves.

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 6-36"
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: No
  • Bloom time: Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Mid-Fall, Mid-Spring, Midsummer
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades, Purple Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Native Species
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Bee-friendly: No
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 6-36"
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: No
  • Bloom time: Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Mid-Fall, Mid-Spring, Midsummer
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades, Purple Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Native Species
  • Bee-friendly: No
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

  • PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
  • Optimal Planting Time: Spring
  • Retail Sales Window: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Moisture in Production: Average, Low
  • Requires Shade in Production: No
  • Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
  • Vernalization Beneficial: Yes