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Salt Spring Checkerbloom (Sidalcea neomexicana) is a rare native perennial herb that grows in southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 2.5 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are purple and striking, and bloom in the mid spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in alkaline springs and marshes, at elevations from 0-4900 feet.
Perennial herb
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Purple, Pink
Spring
Full Sun
Moderate
Standing
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Alkaline springs and marshes
Alkali Sink, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 5 likely
Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis
White Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus albescens
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis