Plant Overview
Pure white flowers contrast beautifully with the ferny foliage.
The petals are textured like crepe, with a soft sheen resembling vinyl silk emulsion and the foliage is finely lobed and possesses the elegance of some ferns.
In the centre of each flower there's a tall stigma surrounded by a raised collar of stamens. This arrangement, slightly similar to hibiscus, leaves the nectar-rich base of the flower wide open to bees.
A cottage garden classic but less frequently grown than the more usual pink version.
A very easily grown plant, carefree and requiring no maintenance, the plant will succeed in ordinary garden soil, though it prefers a reasonably well-drained and moderately fertile soil.
Flowers: June-Sept
Height and spread: 90cm
Common name(s): White Musk Mallow
