Musk Mallow Seed

Malva moschata

£2.00£8.50 inc. VAT

Large but delicate rose-pink flowers summer to autumn. Looks like a cultivated plant, not a wild native!

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Description

Malva moschata

Musk Mallow has open, simple large pink flowers frequented by bees which buzz piercingly, using their whole bodies to dislodge the pollen. A perennial of old meadows, roadsides, hedgerows and dryish places, it looks equally at home in the garden. Attractive foliage and stems up to 70cm. Flowers summer to autumn. Historically used in cough mixtures and poultices. All parts have a slight musky scent. Prefers sun and is best if the old flower stems are chopped down in the autumn

Rub the seed on sandpaper before sowing, to remove the waxy, dark, outer coating, but after this, should germinate readily at any time.

Shropshire seed

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Genus

Malva

Size

Mini seed pack (approx 500 seeds), Seed pack (approx 2500 seeds)

Family

Malvaceae

Flowering Month

June, July, August

Colour

pink

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

perennial

Requires

sun

Native

yes