Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Tree-mallow, Malva arborea, Hocas ard
Photographs: near Durrus, Co. Cork

Tree-mallow
Malva arborea (Lavatera arborea)
Hocas ard
Family: Malvaceae

Flowering time: July-September. Biennial. Native.

Tall spikes of large pink-purple flowers with dark centres and purple veins. The leaves are large and velvety with 5-7 lobes. Lower stalks become woody with age and are downy-haired above. A large plant to 3m tall

Frost sensitive so usually restricted to milder coastal areas on nutrient-rich shallow soils. Also found as a garden escape.

Similar: Garden Tree-mallow, Malva x clementii

Tree-mallow, Malva arborea, Hocas ard

Tree-mallow, Malva arborea, Hocas ard

Tree-mallow, Malva arborea, Hocas ard
Tree-mallow, Malva arborea, Hocas ard

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