Groundcover · Deer-resistant
Winecup
Callirhoe involucrata
Also called: Purple Poppy Mallow
A sprawling perennial that spills chalice-shaped magenta flowers across the ground each spring. Deep-rooted and drought-proof once it settles in.
Growing & care
Give it room to trail. Dies back in summer heat and returns — don't panic. A long taproot means it dislikes being moved; site it once and leave it.
Bloom season
In bloom: Mar–Jun · Colors: magenta, purple
Where to buy
Look for winecup (Callirhoe involucrata) at: Prairie Moon Nursery, native Texas nurseries.
Sources
Range, nomenclature, and the USDA symbol above come from the federal plant record for this species. Check it yourself:
Callirhoe involucrata (CAIN10) in the USDA PLANTS Database →
Good for
Plant it with
Natives that pair with winecup
Same conditions, same uses — species that share winecup's growing requirements and belong in the same bed.
Pink Evening Primrose
Oenothera speciosa
The pink cups that wash over Texas fields and roadsides in spring.
Fall Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
A mounding aster that vanishes into the background all summer, then bursts into a haze of blue-purple daisies in October — a lifeline of late nectar for pollinators..
Prairie Verbena
Glandularia bipinnatifida
A low, spreading mat of purple flower clusters that bloom nearly nonstop and draw butterflies constantly.
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
A tidy mound smothered in honey-scented white daisies for most of the year.
Four-nerve Daisy
Tetraneuris scaposa
A tidy evergreen tuft that lofts cheerful yellow daisies on wiry stems in nearly every month of the year.
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
A whimsical prairie flower whose drooping petals form a sombrero beneath a tall central cone.