musk mallow
Malva moschata
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Rose pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Musk mallow (Malva moschata) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Rose pink flowers are fragrant and open from early to late summer, then again in early to late autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms. The dense green plant grows 24 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Bloody geranium, Bellflower, Sedge, and Indian grass.
Native range
Europe, Corse, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, and 1 more places. See all 5
Europe, Corse, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, and Türkiye.