pink flower, ID please

[Two_Sheds]

Does anyone know what plant this is?

It's growing in a conservatory and is a monster, apparently. Quite big. The flowers remind me of geranium, but the leaves don't look right, and it's not scented.

Thank you kind Grapes





sorry for small pic, it's from a friend's mobile

[veggiechicken]

Is it a Mallow ?

[rustylady]

That's what I thought VC. Google Image Result for http://www.freewebs.com/berryheart/mallow1.jpg

[vikkib]

Very glad I saw this thread! Seen loads of something very similar all round the town and keep meaning to take a pic and ask for help Id'ing!

[roitelet]

Yes Mallow, annual. Save some seeds and sow them outside next year.

[mothhawk]

if it's a monster, then it could be a tree mallow, lavatera arborea, which is shrubby, and is a plant native to coastal areas, but grows happily anywhere. BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Tree mallow

[Two_Sheds]

I was given the impression that it's quite a delicate flimsy thing, not scrubby & tough like a mallow. I haven't seen the plant 'in person'.


Thanks though, I'll pass that suggestion on

[mothhawk]

Maybe it's flimsy because it's growing indoors, when it is by nature a robust hardy plant that lives outdoors

[Two_Sheds]

Yeah, you could be on the money there