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|species=moschatus
|species=moschatus
|common_name=Silk Flower, Musk Mallow
|common_name=Silk Flower, Musk Mallow
|habit=shrub
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=1.5
|Min ht box=4
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=1.5
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=30
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=India
|origin=India
|lifespan=annual
|lifespan=annual
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|water=moist
|features=flowers, fragrance
|features=flowers, fragrance
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=orange, yellow, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=1
|min_zone=10
|max_zone=11
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|sunset_zones=All
|sunset_zones=All
|image=Abelmoschus moschatus Blanco2.245-cropped.jpg
|image=Abelmoschus moschatus Blanco2.245-cropped.jpg
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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Pests: [[Slugs]], [[spider mites]], [[whiteflies]]. Diseases: [[Powdery mildew]] and some other fungal diseases. Root rots and bacterial diseases can also afflict Abelmoschus{{AHS}}.
==Cultivars==
==Cultivars==
*'Mischief' is somewhat smaller than the species, reaching a height of 50cm{{pfaf238}}.
*'Pacific Orange' has single orange flowers. flowers are up to 8cm (3in) across, plants are 12-15in (30-38cm) tall.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
