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Malva preissiana |
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| Synonym(s) |
Lavatera plebeia, Malva australiana |
| Common name |
Australian hollyhock |
| Family |
malvaceae |
| Life cycle |
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From seed  |
nick seed, germinate warm
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Australian wildflower, listed as annual/perennial, "occasionally cultivated as an ornamental". Typical mallow/hollyhock flowers. We will see how it does in our garden.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Malva preissiana
- Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 65F (9d; 11%G, 4d) - 75F (8d). Then dehusked seed to expose kidney-shaped black seeds, slightly nicked these, and returned to warm: 75F (77%G, 6-11d)
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