Malva sylvestris

MALVA sylvestris
Mallow, Common Mallow

____________________________________

Type:
Perennial

Height: 2-4' (60-120cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Mauve, purple

____________________________________

Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Malvales (Mallow Order)

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family)

Genus: Malva (Mallow)

Species: sylvestris (of woods)

____________________________________

Malva sylvestris is a British wildflower that has become 'civilised' for use in gardens. In the wild, it can form almost a bush, or scramble through hedges and other plants to a height of several feet. It has hairy stems and large lobed leaves, with mauve, five-petalled flowers with deeper lines on in the leaf axils. Garden forms are less rampant, with more rounded flowers in various shades of mauve with deeper markings and sometimes a darker eye.
____________________________________

Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
There is no seedpod. The seeds are held inside the folded calyx.

Seed
The seeds are dark brown ribbed iscs with a notch. There are many seeds in each seedpod.

Seedling
The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are lobed.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 4 days.

(You can check the meaning of any technical terms new to you in the Botany section of the site)

Back to Plant Profiles Main Page

	Seed Pod There is no seedpod. The seeds are held inside the folded calyx.
	Seed The seeds are dark brown ribbed iscs with a notch. There are many seeds in each seedpod.
	Seedling The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are lobed.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 4 days.