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Malva unguiculata
Malva unguiculata is a very tall perennial tree-mallow from the eastern Mediterranean, growing to about 3 m with large pink to violet flowers. It is grown mainly as a garden shrub or specimen in mild climates, and it needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Malva unguiculata, the bryony-leaved tree-mallow, is a very tall perennial tree-mallow with large pink flowers native to the East Mediterranean.
Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Crete, Libya, Palestine, Sicilia, Turkey.
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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.
