How to grow Malva sylvestris growing and care:
Cool weather
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive
Planting season:
Autumn in frost free area / Spring in cold area
Pests and diseases:
Moth larva, spodoptera litura
Pruning season:
All the season
How to prune:
Injured leaves
Size of the plant?
1-3 m, 3-10 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Winter / Spring (in colder climate)
General information about the flower
Pink or purple flowers, the flowers small and grow next to knots.
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
Winter / Spring / early in summer (in colder climate)
Fruits pests or diseases:
Aphids, spodoptera litura
What can be done with big quantities of Malva sylvestris fruits?
Eaten raw, cooked, salad,
Work requirements on the fruit:
Collect in time after the time the fruit become fibrous and hard
How long does it take to bear fruit?
5-8 month
Ripening of fruit
Need to pick the fruit, when it’s fresh and green
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
In cold climate spring to summer and in hot climate autumn to spring
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish can pick young leaves fully grown
Information about leaves:
Green leaves with five lobes the leaves size 5-20 cm
Uses of Malva sylvestris leaves:
Eaten raw, cooked, salad, stuffed
Scientific name:
Malva sylvestris
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Biennial plant, Herbaceous
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Purple flower, White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Salad, Stuffed or Wrapped