Sweetpea

Common Mallow

About Sweetpea and Common Mallow

Sweetpea

Common Mallow

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

Origin

Mediterranean

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

5050

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-104-8

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

10 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm20.30 cm

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm25.40 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Part sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Snails

Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as essential oil

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

Cottage garden, Groundcover

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LATHYRUS odoratus

Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Sweetpea

Common Mallow

In Hindi

Sweetpea

malva neglecta

In German

Sweetpea

malva neglecta

In French

Sweetpea

malva neglecta

In Spanish

Sweetpea

Malva neglecta

In Greek

Sweetpea

Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

Sweetpea

malva neglecta

In Polish

Sweetpea

Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

Sweetpea

neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Malvales

Family

Fabaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Vicieae

Malveae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Malvoideae

Number of Species

7530

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetpea and Common Mallow

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetpea and Common Mallow? We provide you with everything About Sweetpea and Common Mallow. Sweetpea doesn't have thorns and Common Mallow doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetpea does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Common Mallow has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sweetpea and Common Mallow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Common Mallow

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

Sweetpea and Common Mallow Physical Information

Sweetpea and Common Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sweetpea and Common Mallow are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green

Care of Sweetpea and Common Mallow

Care of Sweetpea and Common Mallow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing and Common Mallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweetpea 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.