Malva Species, Musk Mallow

Ive had this plant for four years. It has beautiful papery white flowers in the summer, and will rebloom later twards the fall if deadhe...Read Moreaded. It is a prolific re-seeder, but I love it so much I dont mind pulling up any unwanted seedlings.

Seeds germinate quickly and easily. May be started in a cold frame. Easy to grow.

Tea can be made from the leaves, alt...Read Morehough it has been used in the past as a diuretic and a laxative.

It is interesting to note that the basal leaves of Malva moschata are different to the upper leaves, the lower being rounded, the upper b...Read Moreeing linear.

Malva Mochata is one of the few malvas that winter over in our SouthCentral Alaskan climate. The large, simply-formed flowers bloom profu...Read Moresely during the mid-summer and into the late fall. These plants self-seed readily.