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Scientific Name: | Malva neglecta |
Common Name: | common mallow |
Family Name: | Malvaceae |
Origin: | Africa - northern, Central / west Asia, Europe |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant, Weed (horticultural) |
Mature Size: | < 0.1m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
Habit: | Spreading |
Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
Texture: | Medium - fine |
Landscape Uses: | Herb, Rock garden |
Exposure: | Full sun |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Orbicular, Serrulate |
Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Pink, Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Sep-Oct |
Key ID Features: | |
Invasive lawn weed; leaves alternate, rounded, 2-5(-8)cm wide, palmately veined, margin serrate, 5-7 lobes ; flowers about 1.5-2cm across with 5 slightly notched petals, pale pink to light lavender, often with darker purple veins. |