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Malva sylvestris
A large packet of mixed annual seeds was sown in my border and virtually everything eaten by slugs and snails. One of the few survivors was this tall plant (about 4-5 feet) with very striking flowers. I decided to try to propagate it and in spite of the attention of the snails, it has continued to slowly increase over the last couple of years. EDIT: My thanks to Stewart Robert Hinsley for correcting my earlier misidentification of this plant as a Malope species. He also advises me that in spite of the seeds supposedly being annuals, this plant is a perennial (though I have never managed to overwinter a plant for more than 2 years). My plant has 7 veins on each petal, whereas apparently 3 (in wild specimens) or 5 (cultivated plants) is more common. For more information on this group of plants, visit Stewart's excellent Malvaceae web site. (If you have previously bookmarked Stewart's site, please note this new address.)