Globemallow

Globemallow are beginning to bloom, so I thought I would try to catch some.

 Each flower is cup-shaped. The color here is orange, but I have seen them run from reddish to blue-ish and also very light pink - nearly white.

 The inside of this one has three white pieces sticking up. I haven't seen that in others. Of course, it could be insect eggs or even tiny larvae.

 This shot shows the shape pretty well.

 And the leaves appear to be nettly in this shot, but really they are more what I would call wooly.

Another Globemallow

Not a lot of color variety just yet, but here's a pinkish one. I've seen them white, light-blue(ish), and very red besides the typical orange - light orange.

Globemallow

Related to the marsh mallow, the globemallow is a common wildflower here. The neat thing about it is the variety of colors it can come in. I'll take some more pictures to show the various colors. This plant can get a bit over 3 feet high, but not usually much more than that.

Here are some branches with a bunch of globe-shaped flowers.

And here is a closer look