Malva / Mallow

Malva

Plant family

Mallow family (Malvaceae)

Cultivation Break

0 Years

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

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F

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A

M

J

A

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O

N

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1ST YEAR

FOLLOWING YEARS

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Light germinator

Germination temperature

15 - 20 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

50 cm

Row spacing

50 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

The season for this plant has not yet begun. The following instructions are for the beginning season.

Beginning of May

Startdüngung

End of May

Direktsaat

Beginning of July

Nachdüngung

Description

The genus mallow belongs to the mallow family (Malvaceae). They grow as ascending or erect, annual to perennial or short-lived herbaceous plants. There are about 30 different species in Europe and North America. Depending on the species and cultivar, the plants are between 30 cm/11.8 in and 2 m/2.2 yd tall. The flowers bloom in the leaf axils and are white, pink or purple, depending on the variety. It is grown as an ornamental and medicinal plant. Insect friendly.

Origin:

Eurasia, North Africa, Australia and North America

Growing tips

Germination after 14-25 days at 15-25°C/59-77°F. Sowing and planting period can vary depending on the species, white mallow (true mallow) is a cold germinator and is sown directly outdoors from January. Harden off before planting out. Can be planted outside from 10°C/50°F night temperature. Direct sowing possible. Water regularly in dry conditions, but not too wet, as mallow does not tolerate waterlogging. Pruning promotes new growth. Combines well with lupins, ornamental grasses, wormwood and daisies.

Companion Plants

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Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)

Bean (Lima Bean)

Bean (Runner bean)

Beetroot

Begonias

Blueberry

Broccoli

Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage (Cabbage)

Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)

Cabbage (red cabbage)

Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)

Cauliflower

Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)

Celery (Celery)

Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)

Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli

Collard greens

Collard greens (Kale)

Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)

Comfrey

Corn / Maize

Courgette / Zucchini

Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)

Cucumber (Caigua)

Cucumber (Melothria)

Cucumber / Gherkin

Funk

Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash

Gooseberry

Grasses - Bamboos

Grasses - reeds, cattails, bulrushes

Grasses - Sedges

Hair cucumbers / snake gourds

Hazelnut

Hellebores

horse chestnut

Ivy

Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur

Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage

Lovage

Make

Maples

Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens

Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage

Oil willows

Ornamental pumpkin

Pak Choi

Pumpkin / Squash

Purple bellflower, silver bellflower

Rapeseed

Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage

Rapini / Broccoli rabe

Raspberry

Rhododendron

Rutabaga / Swedish turnip

Sea coal

Soybean

Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa

Strawberry

Sunflower

Sweet chestnut, edible chestnut, marron

Sweet woodruff / Sweetscented bedstraw

Tomato (Bush tomato)

Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)

Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)

Tomato (Stake tomato)

Turnip

Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage

Turnip greens - Mizuna

Turnip greens - Tatsoi

Turnips - Oilseed turnips

Turnips - Wild turnips

Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage

Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage

Weigela

Willows

Yalta tomatoes

Diseases

Powdery mildews

Septoria

Angular leaf spot of cucumber

Root Rot

Pests

Flea beetles

Caterpillars

Land snails

Aphids