Callirhoe Seed ( Perennial/Annual )

Wine Cups (Callirhoe involucrata) is a beautiful native North American perennial that forms a spreading carpet of deeply divided green foliage covered with brilliant cup-shaped flowers in rich magenta, wine-purple, or rose-red. Blooming continuously from late spring well into summer, this drought-tolerant wildflower is prized for its ability to thrive in hot, dry conditions while attracting butterflies, native bees, and other beneficial pollinators. Its graceful trailing habit makes it an outstanding choice for rock gardens, slopes, borders, and naturalized landscapes.

Garden Uses:

Wine Cups is excellent for rock gardens, retaining walls, dry hillsides, prairie gardens, xeriscapes, native plantings, borders, and spilling over the edges of raised beds or containers. Its spreading habit quickly fills open spaces with colorful blooms, making it an attractive living groundcover in sunny locations. It combines beautifully with coneflowers, blanket flowers, penstemons, salvias, black-eyed Susans, and ornamental grasses.

Growing Information:

Sow seeds outdoors in fall or stratify seeds for 30-60 days before spring planting to improve germination. Seeds may also benefit from lightly nicking the hard seed coat before sowing. Plants prefer full sun and well-drained soil and thrive in sandy, gravelly, or rocky locations where many other perennials struggle. Once established, Wine Cups develops a deep taproot that provides exceptional drought tolerance. Water regularly during establishment, then only during prolonged dry periods.