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Common Mallow
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About Common Mallow

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

Sunset Zone

-

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy

Sun Exposure

Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Common Mallow

In Hindi

malva neglecta

In German

malva neglecta

In French

malva neglecta

In Spanish

Malva neglecta

In Greek

Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

malva neglecta

In Polish

Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Malveae

Subfamily

Malvoideae

Number of Species

30
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Common Mallow

Want to know the properties of Common Mallow? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Common Mallow is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Common Mallow Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders and Ulcers

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Common Mallow Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Common Mallow. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Common Mallow physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Common Mallow

Taking Common Mallow Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Common Mallow include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Common Mallow

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Common Mallow is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Common Mallow is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Malva sylvestris. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.