This is the surprise of the summer for me. When my gardener finished this lonely stalk with buds was left at the side of the garden. I asked the gardener what it was. He did not know but said it must be a summer flower and is full of buds. Yesterday the first bud opened and this giant flower appeared. It looks like a hibisuc but only the flower, its style is quite unique. I had a look in my plant finder ap and it tells me it is a Mallow, although I have never seen such a large mallow before. I am now waiting for the rest of the buds to open.
FOTD 8th July 2022: Mallow
Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss 
Pretty! I looked this one up and you are right–it is in the hollyhock and hibiscus family. What a wonderful garden you have, Pat!
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I really do not know where it came from as we have no such flowers in our area.
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Beautiful capture Pat 😀
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Thanks Cee, but it is a beautiful flower.
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‘Mallow’ is a generic term for a few related flowers, like ‘daisy’. It really is a mallow, but may more specifically be a hollyhock.
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I was surprised to see this growing but it is probably a hollyhock as I once had some growing in this part of the garden some years ago .
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The foliage is easy to miss until the flowers suddenly and unexpectedly bloom.
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