General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Fruit: Other: Dry, wheel shaped pod that splits to release the seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Reddish-orange to Pinkish-orange
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies

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Common names
  • Creeping Mallow
  • Carolina Modiola
  • Carolina Bristle-Mallow
  • Red-Flowered Mallow

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Uploaded by Justin
Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 05-21-2020
Carolina Modiola (Modiola caroliniana)
Uploaded by Justin
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: April 14, 2022
Creeping mallow #129; RAB page 701, 122-3-1; AG page 100, 20-9-1,
Location: Louisiana
public domain photo by Larry Allain, USGS, via Plants of Louisian
Uploaded by Justin
Location: in my shade garden garden
Date: 05-21-2020
Carolina Modiola (Modiola caroliniana)
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: March 29, 2011
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: April 14, 2022
Creeping mallow #129; RAB page 701, 122-3-1; AG page 100, 20-9-1,
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 10, 2010
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Location: Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 10, 2010
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Uploaded by Justin
Comments:
  • Posted by Horntoad (Nederland, Texas - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 9:19 AM concerning plant:
    Modiola caroliniana is native to: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MS, NC, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
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