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- An overview of the mallow species
- The most important representatives for the garden world
- The bus mallow: A little giant
- The musk mallow: a fragile representative
- The hollyhock: like a candle
- The rose mallow: fern-like leaves
- The Schmalmalve: Outstanding among the mallow species
- The Wild Mallow: Also suitable for gardens
- Tips & Tricks
An overview of the mallow species
They all unite the cup-shaped shape of their flowers. However, they differ in terms of size, habit, leaves and flower color, the mallow species. There are a total of about 30 species. Here are the most important overview.
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It would be too confusing to list all the mallow species and their individual characteristics. Therefore here are the most important representatives for cultivation in the local garden world:
The bus mallow: A little giant
This mallow grows shrubby and bushy. It reaches a height of up to 2 m. It bears flowers in white, pink or red and flowers from summer to fall.
The musk mallow: a fragile representative
It rises up to 60 cm high and unlike many other species, it prefers to grow in dry locations. Their names are their leaves, which release a musk fragrance while grinding.
The hollyhock: like a candle
In this species stands out the tight, upright, candle-like growth. The flowers are large and their color can be white, yellow, pink, red, purple or black. The plant parts are less palatable compared to other other species.
The rose mallow: fern-like leaves
It rises up to 1.20 m high and covers from June and until autumn with a variety of pink to light purple flowers. Characteristic are their strongly incised and fern-like-looking leaves.
The Schmalmalve: Outstanding among the mallow species
This species stands out very well. It has yellow, orange to red flowers whose shape is more reminiscent of a bell than a goblet. In addition, it has velvety soft leaves that appear partially yellowed.
The Wild Mallow: Also suitable for gardens
This species of Malvern populates meadows and forests and is also suitable for planting in gardens. Its dark purple flowers are not poisonous like the other mallow species, but edible. But these flowers are often used to make tea.
Tips & Tricks
An insider tip among the mallows is the Mauritanian mallow. It has extremely beautiful flowers in various violet to blue tones and delicate leaves that are edible.