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Malvaceae
Greater musk mallow
Malva alcea
Also known as Malva alcea, Egyptian rose mallow, Musk mallow, Malva fastigiata f. rotundata
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Musk Mallow · Cottage Garden · Pink Flowers · Pollinator · Malvaceae · Perennial · Border Plant · Edible Flowers · Medicinal · Wildlife Garden
Greater musk mallow is a beautiful cottage-garden perennial producing masses of pale pink, hollyhock-like flowers throughout summer on upright stems reaching 3-4 feet tall. It thrives in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and is quite drought tolerant once established, making it a low-maintenance choice for borders and wildlife gardens. Both the leaves and flowers have a long history of edible and medicinal use in European herbal traditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings; moderately drought tolerant once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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