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Malope trifida
Malope trifida is an annual flowering plant in the mallow family, grown for its large pink to purple trumpet-shaped blooms. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is typically sown directly in the garden after frost.
Malope trifida (mallow-wort, annual malope, maloppi, purple Spanish mallow; syn. Malope ciliata F.G. Dietr., Malope grandiflora F.G.Dietr., Malope malacoides var trifida (Cav.) Samp.) is a species of Malope native to the Western Mediterranean Region. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
