species
Malva sylvestris
Common mallow · Mallow
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Malva sylvestris belongs to the family Malvaceae, also known as Common mallow or Mallow, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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