Sour Cherry

Common Mallow

About Sour Cherry and Common Mallow

Sour Cherry

Common Mallow

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Fruit

Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

30050

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10 - 1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Simple lobed or unlobed

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Birds

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS cerasus

Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

Common Mallow

In Hindi

Sour cherry

malva neglecta

In German

Sauerkirsche

malva neglecta

In French

Prunus cerasus

malva neglecta

In Spanish

Prunus cerasus

Malva neglecta

In Greek

Sour cherry

Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

Ginja

malva neglecta

In Polish

Wiśnia pospolita

Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

Prunus cerasus

neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Malvales

Family

Rosaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Prunus

Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Malveae

Subfamily

Malvoideae

Number of Species

27030

1 27800

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Properties of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow

Wondering what are the properties of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow? We provide you with everything About Sour Cherry and Common Mallow. Sour Cherry doesn't have thorns and Common Mallow doesn't have thorns. Also Sour Cherry does not have fragrant flowers. Sour Cherry has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation and Common Mallow has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation. 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 Sour Cherry and Common Mallow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow

Season and care of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow is important to know. While considering everything about Sour Cherry and Common Mallow Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sour Cherry season is Spring and Summer and Common Mallow season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Sour Cherry is Loam and for Common Mallow is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sour Cherry is Acidic, Neutral and for Common Mallow is Acidic, Neutral.

Sour Cherry and Common Mallow Physical Information

Sour Cherry and Common Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow are as follows:

Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green
Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green

Care of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow

Care of Sour Cherry and Common Mallow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sour Cherry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Mallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sour Cherry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Mallow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.