Sidalcea diploscypha
Last reviewed: August 2026
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
8"–20" H × 8"–12" W
Bloom
Apr, May, Jun
Native to
CA, OR
Pollinators
native bees
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Find rebates in your areaFringed checkerbloom is an annual forb with rounded, lobed leaves and pink to lavender flowers with distinctively fringed petal tips. It grows in open grassland, including mineral-poor serpentine soils.
Wildlife value
Host plant for West Coast Lady.
The flowers are visited by native bees, including mallow specialists, and the genus is a documented larval host for the West Coast Lady butterfly.
Common questions
- How much sun does need?
- grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does bloom?
- blooms in April, May, and June.
- Where is native?
- (Sidalcea diploscypha) is native to CA, OR, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What butterflies or moths does host?
- is a larval host plant for West Coast Lady.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
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