Malva sylvestris

Name: Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Wildflower
Brand: Malva
SKU: pda650
Price: 5.9 EUR
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Malva sylvestris, also known as Common Mallow or Wild Mallow, is a medicinal, tinctorial and edible plant that has been cultivated in gardens for a very long time.

It is also a hardy, drought tolerant perennial herb that prefers to grow in full sun in well-drained, often nutrient-enriched soils.

The flowers are a soft pinkish-mauve, streaked with deep purplish-violet. Just gorgous.

The leaves are a rich, slightly glossy dark green, rounded and shallowly cut into 5 lobes, 4 to 8 cm wide.

Mallows thrive in most soil types and require very little maintenance, making them a great ally for beginner gardeners and naturalistic planting. They prefer to be planted in full sun or partial shade (particularly in the south of France) and can handle chalky, limestone soils.

Flowering	April, May
Exposure	Full Sun
Frost Tolerance	-10°C to -15°C
Size	0.2m H x 0.5m W
Soil	Sandy, Well-Draining

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Wild Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family, along with lavatera, hibiscus and hollyhocks.

It is a characteristic species of European wasteland with xerophilous perennials — that is, warm, dry environments. It grows naturally on clay-limestone soils, along paths and fences, on embankments and old walls.

The long, arid summers of the Mediterranean region suit it perfectly, and it is very common there. It is considered an indicator plant of human presence, past or present. It rarely lives more than three or four seasons, but self-seeds very readily.

It quickly forms large, bushy clumps that flower from spring through to the end of summer.

The flowers, 4 to 6 cm in diameter, are clustered in the leaf axils and made up of 5 notched petals in a mauve-pink colour streaked with dark purplish-violet. As they fade, the petals turn a bluish-violet.

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