(How to grow common mallow)
MALLOW CULTIVATION TIPS
 | Perennial plant of the mallow family – malvaceae – up to 1,5 m. Hairy stems, ligneous at the base, spreading or erect. Very variable leaves, generally palmately divided and lobed, with toothed lobes, with long stalks. Pink or purple flowers, with darker purple veins, 2 to 4 cm wide. Sepals twice or four times smaller than petals. Fruits with protruding angles, downy. It is in bloom from June to September. Conspicuous pink flowers, with purple veins till 4 cm wite. |
 | Water it very moderately.
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 | For borders or wild gardens, it grows very quickly and can became an invasive plant. As a medicinal plant. |
 | Sun, it supports cold temperatures. |
 | From seeds or cuttings in spring. It can self-reproduce. |
 | Not very rich soil with a good drainage. It can colonize poor lands. |
 | Medicinal plant. See details. |
Other types of “Malva”
Malva alcea ——————— Hollyhock mallow
Malva cretica—————–
Malva meluca ———– ——–………….
Malva mohileviensis——————-………….
Malva neglecta——————-Dwarf mallow
Malva nicaeensis————–…………..
Malva parviflora—————……………..
Malva pusilla ———————…………….
Malva verticillata—————–…………..
More information about mallow.
This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
