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common mallow

Malva sylvestris

Genus: Malva
Family: Malvaceae
Common Names: cheese cakes, cheese flower, cheeses, high mallow, hock, hock herb, marsh mallow, mauls, maws, round dock, tall mallow

About this plant

M. sylvestris is an erect perennial that throws up flowering spikes up to 1.5m in height in summer and autumn. Flowers are grouped in the leaf axils and are five-petalled, notched and pink. Leaves are rounded at the base of the plant, but five-lobed on the stems

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Occurs naturally, especially in the south of England, on disturbed ground and grassy verges

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Plants can be affected by hollyhock rust and in turn infect cultivated hollyhocks

Garden Uses

Uses

Wildflower MeadowBanks Slopes

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years