FREE: 20 Vulcan Mallow seeds

The listing, 20 Vulcan Mallow seeds has ended.

Winner will receive 20 Vulcan Mallow seeds harvested from my garden. :)

Malope trifida 'Vulcan', or Annual Mallow, is a glabrous, annual, herb native to Spain and North Africa. 'Vulcan' is a tetraploid hybrid of the original species. Plants will reach up to 3 feet (0.9 m) tall with a spread of about 20 inches (50 cm) wide. Leaves are rounded, dentate, unlobed or acutely 3 lobed. These are great plants for containers and for use in the landscape. They are very easy plants to grow.

Blooming Time: Plants will bloom all summer. The 3 inch magenta-pink flowers are very showy! The petals are not united at the base. So you have a green 5-pointed star at the center of the flowers.

Culture: Malope trifida 'Vulcan' needs full sun for at least 6 hours per day and a well-drained soil mix. A soil mix consisting of 1 part peat moss to equal parts of loam and sand can be used. The plants are well watered and allowed to dry slightly before watering again. Fertilize monthly with a balanced fertilizer diluted to 1/2 the strength recommended on the label. They may need supplemental watering throughout the summer blooming period, as they don't seem to take drought very well. Plants may need to be staked in high wind areas. In the fall, the plants will die back and reseed themselves in most USDA zones.