Malva moschata

MALVA moschata
Musk Mallow

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 3' (90cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Pink, white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Malvales (Mallow Order)

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

Genus: Malva (Mallow)

Species: moschata (Musk)

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Malva moschata is a British wildflower, usually having pink flowers and finely cut ferny leaves. In cultivation, Malva moschata alba, the white version, is a more distinguished plant, reaching a height of about 3', rather like a small-flowered shubby Hollyhock.
Malva moschata grows in most conditions, and will self-seed where happy.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
There is no seedpod. The seeds are arranged in a ring inside the calyx, which folds over them.

Seed
The seeds are small black notched discs. There are many seeds inside each seedhead.

Seedling
The seedleaves are heart shaped, and the first true leaves are palmate.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 45 days.
Autumn: Seeds sown in a heated propagator in autumn germinated in 8 days.

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	Seed Pod There is no seedpod. The seeds are arranged in a ring inside the calyx, which folds over them.
	Seed The seeds are small black notched discs. There are many seeds inside each seedhead.
	Seedling The seedleaves are heart shaped, and the first true leaves are palmate.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 45 days. Autumn: Seeds sown in a heated propagator in autumn germinated in 8 days.