General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Rose Mallow
  • Annual Mallow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Malva trimestris
  • Synonym: Lavatera trimestris

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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2008-08-07
Photo by DianeSeeds

photo credit: Andrei Korzun
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dnrevel On January 4, 2021 Seeds sown
Winter sown 1-3-2021. Barely cover the Mallow flower seeds and keep them moist until germination occurs. Thin to strongest plant. Rose Mallow Flower Care: Water regularly and deadhead to promote continual blooms.
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