Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Mystery Mallow


Day 335: Yesterday I noticed an odd plant in my scatter garden. Of course I never know what I'm going to get when I broadcast a package of "mixed wildflowers," but I do try to identify as many as possible once they come into bloom. From the shape of the buds and sepals, it was fairly obvious that the plant was kin to a Hollyhock, i.e., it had to be a member of the broad family of Mallows. Since I have no idea where the seed may have originated, I'm at a loss to narrow it down any finer than that.

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