Iliamna remota
Kankakee Mallow
- Moderately Wet to Average soils
- Full sun to light shade
- Up to 5’ tall, 24” to3 6” wide, can be a bit wider with sufficient moisture
- Summer Blooms
- Thrives on shorelines and in meadows or woodlands with sufficient moisture
Historically native to a very limited area of what is currently the USA, this species adapts well to garden areas with sufficient moisture. They are long blooming, very showy and somewhat similar to their cousins, Hollyhocks.
As with Hollyhocks, they are vulnerable to rust fungi if they become stressed due to lack of soil moisture.
Prairie Moon Nursery has some more information on them here
