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    A plantsman’s choice

    Feb 15, 2022 4 minutes

    The musk mallow

    Either this plant has lost its scent or I have lost my sense of smell; but the musk mallow, even without a scent, is a worthwhile garden plant. This mallow can be found growing in meadows at the end of summer, but in a garden it becomes taller and much more flowery – the flowers are a lovely silvery-pink, and the height may reach 4ft (1.2m).

    The mallow family is a great favourite of mine, but unfortunately, many succumb to the horrible hollyhock rust, and one of the reasons I prize Malva moschata is that the plant resists this fungus disease, which caused me to give up trying to grow hollyhocks.

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