Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Malva sylvestris
Number of Varieties
2050
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
Malva Neglecta
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Common Mallow
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
malva neglecta
In German
Pfeifengras
malva neglecta
In French
pourpre lande-grass
malva neglecta
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Malva neglecta
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
Malva neglecta
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
malva neglecta
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
Ślaz zaniedbany
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
neglecta malva
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Malvales
Family
Poaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Molinia
Malva
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Malveae
Subfamily
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Malvoideae
Number of Species
230
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27800
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