Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Malva sylvestris
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
5025
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-82-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm15.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Lavender
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Well drained
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy
-
Sun Exposure
Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Malva Neglecta
SCILLA
Common Name
Common Mallow
Squill
In Hindi
malva neglecta
Squill
In German
malva neglecta
Squill
In French
malva neglecta
Squille
In Spanish
Malva neglecta
Escila
In Greek
Malva neglecta
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
malva neglecta
Cila
In Polish
Ślaz zaniedbany
Cebulica
In Latin
neglecta malva
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Malvales
Liliales
Family
Malvaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Malva
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Malveae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Malvoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
3081
1
27800
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