Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild pleasant flavour. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A mild pleasant flavour.; The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads.; They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassy places, pastures, hedgebanks etc, especially on rich soils, avoiding acid soils. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)