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Mallow - Malvus sylvestris
Perennial plant with erect tough stems growing to a height approaching 1.3m (4ft) but occasionally 2m (6.5ft) in cultivars. Widespread and common in the South, but scarce in the rest of the country. Upright or spreading habit of verges, wasteland, disturbed ground and hedgerows but most often found as a garden cultivar with many variants. Rounded palmate leaves with five to seven shallow lobes and toothed edges. Stalked flowers of purple veined pink consisting of 5 petals 25-40mm (1-1.6in) across, appear June to early October.
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