Full sun, reflected heat; low water. This native perennial has a relaxed, sprawling form that mixes well with other desert plants. Although a light orange flower color is the most common, other color selections have been made from wild populations, ranging from pink to red to white to lavender. Apricot mallow may start to look rangy after flowering in Spring and should be cut back to about six inches tall in the early fall. Soon after, it will generate many fresh herbaceous stems from the woody base, quickly reaching a height and width of 3ft in one growing season. The small, grayish-green, three lobed leaves are covered with tiny hairs that can be irritating to some people. Be sure to wear gloves and long sleeves when pruning this plant! Apricot mallow is extremely drought tolerant! Hardy to -10º F.