The rose dinner plate size perennial draws attention to the garden. The plant is a hybrid from the common mallow or
Althaea. The species is indigenous to Africa, which is used as an ornamental plant as well for its use as a medicinal plant. The stems are tall at 3 to 4 feet high putting out onaly a few lateral branches. The stamens are united into a tube, the anthers, kidney-shaped and one-celled. The flowers bloom in late July, August and September. A smaller cultivar,
Malva moschata Rosea, has purple pink flowers.
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