Flower Tour: False Mallow

There are many types of false mallows. I don't know what kind this is. I purchased a plant about 10 years ago. It is not a perennial, but it seeds freely and has spread to several areas of the yard. It's not invasive, however. Pulling the plants up is easy if you don't want them. But the flowers are delicate and pretty, and popular with bees.

False Mallow

The flowers are similar to those on "real" mallow plants, but the plant structure and leaves are different. The "real" mallow in the yard blooms a few weeks later.

False Mallow

Paper-textured flowers for this plant. It's an annual, but reseeds freely. The flowers are prettier than the "real mallow" that will bloom in a few weeks.

False Mallow

The white delicate flowers of a false mallow plant. This is an annual, although it re-seeds itself generously, and makes a nice fill-in for the rose garden. It's also a good cutting flower.