What's this plant?: Althaea, which species ?

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maccionoadha Halifax, MA (Zone 6a) November 17, 2008 3:36 PM	Kawonkamish, I have this Mallow growing in my garden. I was told it was Althaea armeniaca, but the leaves do not look like that species. They do look some what like A. cannabina, but not quite the same. Can anyone help me figure out which one this is? These three different leaves came off the same plant. Aquene, Moe/WautuckquesSochepo (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") This message was edited Nov 17, 2008 2:39 PM View Larger
maccionoadha Halifax, MA (Zone 6a) November 17, 2008 3:38 PM	Here is a pic of the whole plant. Aquene, Moe/WautuckquesSochepo (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") This message was edited Nov 17, 2008 2:39 PM View Larger
maccionoadha Halifax, MA (Zone 6a) November 17, 2008 3:40 PM	And another pic of the plant. Aquene, Moe/WautuckquesSochepo (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") View Larger
maccionoadha Halifax, MA (Zone 6a) November 21, 2008 10:21 PM	Bump. Please, I really do need to identify this plant. Aquene, Moe/WautuckquesSochepo (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")
leeflea51 Golden, MS (Zone 7a) November 21, 2008 11:43 PM	I'm so sorry but I can't ID it. Will go through some of my plant books and see if I can and if I do, I'll be happy to let you know. Lee PS..Love the cat images. You are very clever.
kwanjin West Valley City, UT (Zone 5a) November 22, 2008 5:05 PM	I think it looks like Callirhoe involucrata. See what you think... [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
altagardener Calgary, AB (Zone 3b) November 22, 2008 9:08 PM	The flowers, which are barely visible in the photos, don't seem to match callirhoe. Might be a sidalcea? Or maybe Malva moschata? This message was edited Nov 22, 2008 6:12 PM
maccionoadha Halifax, MA (Zone 6a) November 23, 2008 12:22 PM	Kawonkamish, I think altagardener is right. The flowers are not like Callirhoe involucrata. The leaves and flowers look more like Sidalcea malviflora. I guess that is what it is. Darn, I traded seeds to some people thinking it was Althaea armeniaca. I will have to let them know it was wrong. Thank you all for helping me. Update: It may not be S. malviflora. I checked and it says it only reaches 24 inches in height. The plant I have reaches 48 inches and more. I guess I need to keep looking. Thank you. Aquene, Moe/WautuckquesSochepo (__/) (='.'=) (")_(") SnowRabbit This message was edited Nov 23, 2008 12:03 PM

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