Musk mallow
A perennial mallow with pink or white flowers; throughout summer it provides bees with good nectar and plenty of whitish pollen.
- Nectar
- Good
- Pollen
- Good
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Pollen colour
- Height
- 0,3-0,8 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Musk mallow grows in meadows, woodland edges and road verges over most of Europe and in north-western Anatolia. It is recognised by its deeply divided leaves and its faintly musk-scented, 3-6 cm pink or white flowers. The nectar at the base of the petals is easy to reach; the pollen is also plentiful and coarse-grained. Honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees specialised on mallows visit it heavily.
Flowering
From June to August it keeps opening new flowers, providing forage for 8-10 weeks.
Honey and pollen
No single-flower honey is produced; it contributes to meadow and garden honeys. The pollen loads are whitish.
Note for the beekeeper
It grows easily on dry, moderately fertile soils and spreads quickly from seed. It is a good perennial for bee-friendly flower mixes and roadside plantings.