Sphaeralcea 'Incana'

5 Oct, 2014
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This plant isn't supposed to be hardy all the rest that I grew from seed many years ago have long gone but this one plant comes back every year, must be in a very sheltered spot, only tiny flowers but I really like it, especially that flower colour against the grey foliage :-)

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Driad

Is it a vine , Simbad ?

5 Oct, 2014

Simbad

No Driad it's a desert plant, a member of the Mallow family, it gets to around 4ft tall,the stem is quite woody, I chop it back every spring and it re grows from the base, amazing this one plants survived those two cold winters we had.

5 Oct, 2014

Dottydaisy2

Love the colour combo too.

6 Oct, 2014

Simbad

I did grow another variety too, 'Los Brisas', which was a mixture of pinks and white very pretty don't know why its not more widely grown, I must check my seed box can't believe I wouldn't collect seed! :-)

9 Oct, 2014

Dottydaisy2

I expect it is there somewhere.....

9 Oct, 2014