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Common Mallow

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types

Malva sylvestris
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Number of Varieties

5015
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1
8-1

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm5.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Reniform

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover
Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malva Neglecta
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'

Common Name

Common Mallow
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine

In Hindi

malva neglecta
Figwort

In German

malva neglecta
figwort

In French

malva neglecta
scrofulaire

In Spanish

Malva neglecta
figwort

In Greek

Malva neglecta
figwort

In Portuguese

malva neglecta
figwort

In Polish

Ślaz zaniedbany
figwort

In Latin

neglecta malva
Umber

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales
Ranunculales

Family

Malvaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Malva
Ranunculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Malveae
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Subfamily

Malvoideae
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Number of Species

30200
1 27800
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Difference Between Common Mallow and Figwort

If you are confused whether Common Mallow or Figwort are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Common Mallow and Figwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Common Mallow are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Figwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Common Mallow and Figwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Common Mallow and Figwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Common Mallow and Figwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Common Mallow and Figwort as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Common Mallow is anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders and Ulcers whereas of Figwort is Vitamin C. Common Mallow has beauty benefits as follows: while Figwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Common Mallow vs Figwort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Common Mallow vs Figwort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Common Mallow are whereas of Figwort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Common Mallow has no showy fruits and Figwort has no showy fruits. Also Common Mallow is not flowering and Figwort is not flowering . You can compare Common Mallow and Figwort facts and facts of other plants too.