Musk Mallow
Malva moschata
Full description
Musk Mallow is an erect perennial with multiple stems and a delicate 5 petaled pink flower, although white variants are common.
It lives on grassy banks, roadsides, churchyards, old quarries and chalk pastures, and can cope with a wide range of pH and fertility. Maintenance normally involves a single cut in the autumn, although if cut in the spring Musk Mallow will flower later in the summer as a shorter more upright plant.
The flower is attractive to bees and butterflies.