Woohoo. How tall is that beaut? I love the color and the leaves. How far from the ground are you? How much sun do you get?

LOL! The malva is almost 2 ft. tall - I expect it'll get between 3-4 ft. I'm hoping this one will come back next year and be as flowerful as my 'merlin' was last year (in it's second year). Are malva short-lived perennials? Both the 'zebrina' and the 'merlin' only lasted two years for me.

I'm on the 11th floor, so I figure that's about 90 ft. up, give or take a few feet. I've got a SE exposure, so in the summer, I get good morning sun on the eastern end of the terrace; from about 11ish till 3ish, the only sun is right up against the railing - everything else is shade. In the winter, the whole darn terrace is flooded with sun. Too bad it's too cold then to grow stuff.

Funny thing is, almost everything I really like and want to grow needs full sun. So I shove everything up close to the railing and do the best I can with what sun I get.

This year has been disappointing for me, gardenwise, but there are a few bright stars - even if they're few and far between.

PV

Beautiful as always! You put those of us with large spaces (and pitiful plants) to shame!

Your garden is really awe inspiring, PV.