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Malvaceae
Blue mallow
Malva sylvestris
Also known as Common mallow, High mallow, Cheeses, Malva ambigua var. microphylla
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Wildflower · Edible · Medicinal · Pollinator · Malvaceae · Cottage Garden · Perennial · Blue Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Hardy
Blue mallow is a vigorous, free-flowering perennial that produces beautiful purple-veined blooms from late spring through autumn with very little effort. Plant it in full sun to partial shade in any reasonably fertile, well-drained soil and water weekly during dry spells. Both its flowers and young leaves are edible, making it a lovely dual-purpose addition to a cottage or kitchen garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly but allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings; established plants tolerate short dry periods · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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