MALVA ’Zebrina’ (Musk Mallow)

Description

A valuable group of plants, related to hibiscus and Hollyhock. The 2” wide flowers occur most of the summer. They appear all up and down the plant. After the first flush of bloom, shear back by a third to encourage rebloom. Lower leaves are kidney shaped while the upper leaves are more finely cut. Not fussy about soil, will tolerate dryness once established. raspberry-purple ESU-EF 24-36”H x 15”W Usually a short-lived perennial with exciting, 2” flowers: pale pink with raspberry-purple brush marks coming from their centers. Re-seeds easily, so well worth the try. Downy, lobed green leaves.  

zones 4-9

photo courtesy of Growing Colors