Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-655.33.__
Malope trifida
English: Mallow-wort; Annual malope; Maloppi; Purple Spanish mallow.
Dutch: Drielobbige malope.
Synonyms: Malope ciliata; Malope grandiflora; Malope malacoides.
Region: Western Mediterranean Region.
Use: ornamental.
Botany
Herb; annuals and perennials; 90 cm tall.
Stem: upright, stout-stemmed; bushy though sometimes almost unbranched.
Leaves: hairy, lobed, bright green; simple or lobed.
Flowers: showy; paper-thin; long-stalked; broadly trumpet-shaped; pink to violet blue, and white; veined in a deeper shade; blooming from summer to autumn.