Mallow

Mallow is really a weed in our garden. In the vegetable garden, it gets severely removed, as it seeds freely. However, one has appeared in a sensible place in the flower border, so it's got left, and appreciated.

I get the plant mixed up with Hollyhocks as the leaf and shape of the plant looks simialr. The flowers are different, though!

I think that marshmallows were originally flavoured with mallow, but I don't know whether this type.

This one looks quite different, and just appeared in our wild flower garden. It's a musk mallow.

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