Spring Starflower

Common Mallow

About Spring Starflower and Common Mallow

Spring Starflower

Common Mallow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

10 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

White, Purple, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

Malva Neglecta

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Common Mallow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

malva neglecta

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

malva neglecta

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

malva neglecta

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Malva neglecta

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Malva neglecta

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

malva neglecta

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Ślaz zaniedbany

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

neglecta malva

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Malva

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Malveae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow

Wondering what are the properties of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow? We provide you with everything About Spring Starflower and Common Mallow. Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns and Common Mallow doesn't have thorns. Also Spring Starflower does not have fragrant flowers. Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like Not Available and Common Mallow 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 Spring Starflower and Common Mallow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow

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

Spring Starflower and Common Mallow Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Common Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow

Care of Spring Starflower and Common Mallow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower 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.