Malope Mallow (Annual Malope, Spanish Mallow, Mallow Wort, Large-flowered Mallow Wort)

• Common Name: Malope Mallow (Annual Malope, Spanish Mallow, Mallow Wort, Large-flowered Mallow Wort)
• Latin Name: Malope trifida
• Family Name: Malvaceae

This close relative of the Lavatera and the common Mallow (Malva) is an attractive fast-growing annual (occasionally perennial) plant, and both the leaves and flowers can be fed to tortoises. Flowers are mainly in shades of pink and rose, but there is also a white variety.