Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina'
Mallow
Attracts Butterflies. 3' tall, well-branched plants; lavender purple flowers with bold raspberry-purple veins radiating out from the center. Very colorful; blooms all summer. Good as a cut flower and foliage.
Closely related to hibiscus, Malva are more shrub-like with well-branched stems. Small hollyhock-like flowers are produced along the stems and bloom profusely all summer.
- Lavender purple flowers with raspberry-purple veins
- Blooms all summer
- Heat and drought tolerant
- Light: Full Sun
- Water: Dry to Average. (well-drained)
- Role: Filler
- Height: 36 inches
- Spacing: 18-24