Common mallow

Malva sylvestris

perennial1×0.5 mzone 4–8light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Malvaceae
Habit: perennial
Height: 1 m
Spread: 0.5 m
Growth: fast
Lifespan: 5 years
First yield: after 1 year
Hardiness: zone 4–8
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 5.5 – 8

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Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Leaf harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible6 of 10

Medicinal7 of 10

Other uses3 of 10

Growing

Anspruchslose Pflanze für volle Sonne bis Halbschatten auf durchlässigem, nährstoffreichem Boden. Sät sich leicht selbst aus und gedeiht auch an Wegrändern und Schuttplätzen.

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