Common Mallow

Wood Apple

About Common Mallow and Wood Apple

Common Mallow

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.30 cm

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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25.40 cm

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900.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do not water excessively

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malva Neglecta

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Common Mallow

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

malva neglecta

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

malva neglecta

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

malva neglecta

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Malva neglecta

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Malva neglecta

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

malva neglecta

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Ślaz zaniedbany

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

neglecta malva

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Malvaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Malva

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Malveae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Malvoideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Common Mallow and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Common Mallow and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Common Mallow and Wood Apple. Common Mallow doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Common Mallow does not have fragrant flowers. Common Mallow has allergic reactions like Not Available and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Common Mallow and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Mallow and Wood Apple

Season and care of Common Mallow and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Common Mallow and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Mallow season is Not Available and Wood Apple season is Not Available. The type of soil for Common Mallow is Loam, Sand and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Common Mallow is Acidic, Neutral and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Common Mallow and Wood Apple Physical Information

Common Mallow and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Common Mallow and Wood Apple are as follows:

Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Common Mallow and Wood Apple

Care of Common Mallow and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Mallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Common Mallow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.