Sphaeralcea ambigua

West California. Desert Globemallow grows well in alkaline soils, both sandy and clay.Up to 120cm a multibranches shrub with fuzzy leaves with white hairs on both sides, lobed, veined, and on long stems, the number of which increase with age. Bowl-shaped, five-petaled, apricot to dark orange red flowers in spring and intermittently throughout the year.