This ‘looker’ of a wild flower, rain-speckled and dotted with holes as it may be, is called the Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris), and can be seen either on wasteground, in a garden, or on a roadside verge near you this summer. It is a very good provider of nectar for the insect world.
Exmouth, Devon. © Pete Hillman August 2019
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A beauty, the flower and the photograph.
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Thank you Greta 🙂
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It is very pretty.
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Thank you Anne 🙂
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Beautiful picture! I love Mallows and I have them on my balcony. And you are right, all the bees love them too 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 You are lucky to have them on your balcony.
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beautiful.
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Thank you 🙂
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…and nibbled just like mine!
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Nothing common about it! Beautiful photo.
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Thank you 🙂
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’tis a pretty one, Pete. Even those with blemishes deserve our appreciation.
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Thank you Steve. Soon, and before we know it, we will be coming into autumn here so have to make the most of these.
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I missed last autumn so, despite time passing too quickly, I am eager for its arrival.
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I used to have mallows in my garden, but alas, living in a condo now, I have limited space for flowers.
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The rain droplets are beautiful adornments. Such a pretty wildflower!
-Emma
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Thank you 🙂 I do find a splash of rain adds something special to those blooms
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I planted these near my front door. They attract the bees which is good but also attracts bees inside which is not so good. We spend lots of time trying to encourage them back out.
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Lol! I have never grown them. Some class them as a weed, but I really like them. I bet you tell your bees who enter your house to buzz off 😉
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