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Originally Posted by katex
Ha .. get your point. Leaves definitely resemble the Rosebay, however, cluster of buds, the Common Mallow.
I reckon these two have been mixing their seeds, down by the canal, and come up with a new hybrid ....  |
Common Mallow grows in open, dry (well drained), nutrient-rich soil, Loosestrife likes damp places, Dave actually photographed it growing in water. Mallow is altogether bushier and sturdier than loosestrife, whose flowers are much smaller than either mallow or willow herb.