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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Readily self seeds
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Hollyhock Mallow

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-07-27
- Leaves are more filled out than those of the Musk Mallow.
Uploaded by DianeSeeds

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
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lovesblooms On June 21, 2015 Bloomed
1st blooms from 2014 winter sown plants
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MrsBinWY On March 22, 2021 Seeds germinated
1 - but something separated the cotyledons from the root - weird
MrsBinWY On March 12, 2021 Seeds sown
16 seeds from Lois Shore's 2020G @ cool room temp in milk jug
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