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Mallow is one of the favorite most popular plants used to decorate garden plots. Terry flowers of this plant on long stems look great in single and group plantings. To create harmonious garden compositions, you can also use flowers similar to mallow. Many of them are members of the Malvaceae family and are the closest relatives.

All representatives of the Malvaceae family have an almost identical flower shape and a bright, interesting color. The main difference is in the length of the stems and the shape of the leaves.

Lavatera is popularly called khatma or dog rose. The plant is a shrub up to 1.5 meters high, which is completely covered with flowers in the middle of summer. Lavater flowers are cone-shaped, lilac, pink, raspberry or white. Flowers can be up to 10 cm in diameter.

Lavater blooms for a long time, from mid-June to early October. The plant is not demanding and easy to care for, it is easily grown by sowing seeds in open ground. When cut, lavatera flowers stay fresh for up to 7 days.

Malopa is a plant that is very similar to mallow, but not mallow. It is also known to gardeners under the names "hole" or "summer mallow". This plant native to the Mediterranean is an ornamental herbaceous annual with large flowers.

The height of the malopa stem is from 30 to 120 centimeters. The stem is completely covered with rounded leaves on long petioles. On the top of the stem are several single flowers, looking in different directions. The color of the flowers is white, purple, lilac or pink.

Outwardly, it is practically a mallow, only a small one. The stem of the sidalcea grows up to a maximum of 1 meter. During flowering, the stem is completely torn with buds, so that greenery is not visible in the upper part. Large "gramophone" flowers bloom from mid-summer to September. Flower color ranges from white to deep purple.

Homeland sidaltsey - North America. In the wild, the sidalcea settles in damp lowlands and on open river banks. An unpretentious plant does not require increased attention to itself and looks great in various garden compositions.

Abutilon is the closest relative of mallow, grown by Russian flower growers as a potted garden crop or indoor flower. It is an evergreen tree with maple-shaped green or variegated leaves and large, five-petalled flowers. Abutilon flowers are single or collected in inflorescences of 2-3 pieces.

Abutilon blooms from early spring to late autumn, and at a temperature of 10-15 degrees even in winter. The plant is branchy, during flowering, each shoot is completely covered with buds in different stages of opening.

Hibiscus (or Chinese rose) is a shrub of the Malvaceae family with large, graceful flowers. The hibiscus is native to Southeast Asia, but it is also found in the wild in Africa and America.

Tree hibiscus is grown in open ground, with large flowers of various colors. Flowers can be up to 12 inches in diameter. During flowering, the bush is strewn with bright cone-shaped flowers located one at a short distance from each other.

Marshmallow is a medicinal perennial of the Malvaceae family with a height of 60 to 150 centimeters. An adult plant can have up to 10 well-developed stems-shoots with rounded leaves located along the entire length.

In summer, the stems of Althea are covered with disc-shaped flowers of white or pinkish color. In the axils of the leaves, mainly in the upper part of the stem, large flowers are formed, 3-4 centimeters in diameter. In the center of the flowers are stamens of a rich purple color.

Herbaceous perennial of the Malvaceae family. The genus consists of two species: Chinabelia laurel and Chinabelia vine. The plant is native to Slovenia and Macedonia.

Shoots of Chinabelia grow up to 2 meters in height. The straight stems are covered with large leaves. Malvo-like flowers are cup-shaped, white or pink in color, about 4.5 centimeters in diameter. Chinabelia blooms from July to October.

Sida is a slightly branched shrub about 150 centimeters high. The stems of the plant are fibrous, with light green, oval or elongated leaves. The edges of the leaves along the edge are finely serrated. The plant comes from India, where it grows and is cultivated as a medicinal plant.

Seed stems and roots contain mucins, phytosterol, fatty oils, and resins. For thousands of years in India, the plant has been used as a cure for inflammation of the respiratory system, as a diuretic for edema, and as a central nervous system stimulant.

Common mallow

Mallow (or forest mallow) is a wild herb that is sometimes planted in suburban areas for medicinal purposes. Mallow flowers are white-pink, cone-shaped, small in diameter.

In folk medicine, the plant is used as an anti-inflammatory agent, as well as an absorbent for the removal of toxins and toxins. Green rolled fruits contain vitamins and anthocyanin compounds, as well as a large amount of ascorbic acid.

The Malva genus includes about 60 species, these are perennial, biennial, less often annual herbaceous plants from 30 to 250 cm tall, blooming in summer with large white, pink, yellow, purple or red flowers. In ornamental gardening, mainly 2 types are used: wrinkled stock rose (Alcea rugosa) and pink stock rose (Alcea rosea).

Stock rose pink (Alcea rosea) known to almost everyone, it is one of the most popular plants in our gardens. It can often be found under its traditional name Malva vulgaris. Rose stem pink, as well as wrinkled stem rose, although it is a perennial plant, it is grown in a biennial culture. Her flowers are very large (up to 10-12 cm in diameter), simple, semi-double or double, usually pink, but there are varieties with white, red and even almost black flowers. Currently, breeders have bred varieties with a two-tone color.

A flower of a semi-double variety is very unusual in shape. var.semiplena- its tightly spaced central petals form a ball, and the marginal petals fold into an elegant frill.

Popular varieties of stock-rose rose pink:

'Chater's Double Strain'- up to 200 cm high, the flowers are completely double, similar to crowned peonies, the color is varied;

‘Majorette Mixed' ('Majorette')- dwarf (up to 80 cm high) annual plants with large (up to 8 cm in diameter) semi-double flowers of various colors;

'Single Mixed'- up to 150 cm high, flowers are simple, shiny;

‘Summer Carnival’ (‘Summer Carnival’)- 150-180 cm high, flowers are large (up to 14 cm in diameter), terry.

Stock rose wrinkled (Alcea rugosa) in culture is still little distributed. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, usually grown as a biennial, 80 to 200 cm high. It blooms in June-August, for 70 days. The flowers are bright yellow, up to 10 cm in diameter.

Use in garden design

Stock-rose is a rather tall plant, so its place is in the background of mixborders and various mixed flower beds. However, it looks great as a single-species group in the middle of a lawn or near trees, covering trunks. Our grandmothers in the villages traditionally planted a stock-rose outside the site, ennobling fences and gates with its help.

In addition, the stock rose can also be used for cutting, while it is better to cut the plants at the stage of an unblown bud.

Other mallows

The extensive Malvaceae family includes about 150 genera. Many lovers of garden plants are familiar with the flowering close relatives of mallow - lavatera (hatma), malopa, mallow and other "mallows":

Mallow forest or forest mallow (Malva sylvestris)- biennial, less often perennial or annual 30-120 cm high, blooming with single pink flowers in May-September. Mallow is photophilous, loose and fertile soils are suitable for better development. Many cultivars cannot tolerate frost and are therefore grown as annuals.

The popular garden form Zebrina pink flowers with purple-red veins.

Malopa three-cut or "summer mallow"(Malope trifida)- an annual herbaceous plant about 100 cm high with large reddish-purple flowers with dark veins. Cultivars have pink, white and purple flowers. Blooms from July until frost. Malopa is photophilous, undemanding to the soil, but develops better in fertile, permeable areas.

Lavatera three-month (Lavatera trimestris)- an annual plant up to 120 cm high with large (up to 10 cm in diameter) flowers, white, pink or carmine. Blooms profusely from July to autumn.

Sidalcea or "mini stem-rose" (Sidalcea)- medium-sized perennial herbaceous plant, resembling a miniature stock-rose. It blooms with pink, red or white flowers in the second half of summer. Most of them are varieties sidalcea malvotsvetkovoy (Sidalcea malvaeflora).

For planting, choose places in the sun or in partial shade. The plant is not demanding on soils, prefers garden, well-moistened. For the winter, a preventive shelter is desirable.

Separately, we can distinguish perennial small-flowered mallow - marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)- tall (70-130 height) herbaceous plant with white or pinkish flowers 2-4 cm in diameter. It blooms from June to August. For planting choose areas with fertile, moderately moist garden soil.

All representatives of the Malvaceae family have an almost identical flower shape and a bright, interesting color. The main difference is in the length of the stems and the shape of the leaves.

Lavater

Read about how to grow Lavatera from seeds at home.

Malopa

sidalcea

Abutilon

Read how to grow Abutilon at home and how to care for it.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus (or Chinese rose) is a shrub of the Malvaceae family with large, graceful flowers. The hibiscus is native to Southeast Asia, but it is also found in the wild in Africa and America.

Learn more about how to care for Hibiscus at home.

Altey

Chinabelia

Herbaceous perennial of the Malvaceae family. The genus consists of two species: Chinabelia laurel and Chinabelia vine. The plant is native to Slovenia and Macedonia.

Sida

Common mallow

Mallow (or forest mallow) is a wild herb that is sometimes planted in suburban areas for medicinal purposes. Mallow flowers are white-pink, cone-shaped, small in diameter.

Foreword

Mallow is a tall beautiful flower. It can be annual or perennial. In modern Europe, as well as in other parts of the world with a temperate climate (Asia, North America, North Africa), more than 60 different species grow. This flower was cultivated by the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Moreover, the legendary Hippocrates described the plant as medicinal and paid special attention to it in his writings. And in our time, mallow can be grown even by a beginner grower.

Growing features and photos

The flower is popular due to its unpretentiousness.

Mallows are unpretentious plants. With a minimum of effort, they give an amazing result, so they can be recommended to a beginner grower. Large flowers that please the eye for a long time and look great next to a country house - what could be better?

Annual or perennial?

Although the garden mallow is a perennial plant, it originated from the annual forest mallow. However, annual mallows are also found - their seeds can be bought at flower shops. Annual varieties in the common people are called kalachiks. What option to choose for growing at home?

Table: comparison of annual and perennial flowers

Thus, each type of plant has its own advantages. Planting and caring for perennial mallows is simple, but annuals have to be re-sown every spring. But their foliage looks more lush and beautiful, less often “rusts”. The final choice remains with the florist.

What climate are mallows suitable for?

The flower is popular on many continents

In general, mallow can be grown in any climate. But best of all they take root in a temperate climate - such as in Russia, if you do not take into account the Far North. The temperate climate zone also includes Ukraine, Belarus and other countries of Europe and Asia.

Therefore, on the territory of our continent, mallows can be safely planted. They cope equally well with both low and high temperatures of the temperate zone. So, mallows are very popular in Egypt and Algeria, and there it is much hotter than it happens in summer in Russia.

How are they used in the suburban area

Tall flowers look spectacular against the background of the walls

There are several common ways to use mallow in landscape design:

Close to home. Pink and red flowers on lush green stems look great next to the foundation of the house, and their tops reach the windows. They are especially good against the background of white walls - that is why mallows were so popular in Ukraine, in combination with snow-white huts-huts.
Along a fence or hedge. Surrounding the fence with mallow from the inside is also a great idea. Perennial mallows will rise above the fence and be seen from the street, transparently hinting at what good and caring owners live in this yard.
In combination with low (and even dwarf) flowers. Everything is clear here - low flowers along the edges, mallows in the center, and the result is a simple and at the same time spectacular composition.
In combination with phlox. You can often see flower beds in which mallows grow surrounded by phlox. These plants complement each other: large mallow flowers and small phlox flowers, lush phlox bushes and single stems of mallow. In addition, the shades of colors are very similar and merge together from afar.
Combined with decorative sunflowers. If you want to create a kind of “jungle” in the yard that does not require serious maintenance, then planting mallows and sunflowers mixed is the best option.

How long do they bloom

Mallow flowering depends on the weather and temperature conditions:

if the weather is warm, then mallows bloom in late June - early July, and can bloom until early October (some varieties even before frost);
at lower temperatures, as well as with the onset of early autumn, mallows bloom from early July to late August or early September.

In addition to the flowering period, the weather also affects the number of flowers. So, in good dry weather with little rain, the stem will be completely covered with flowers, from about the middle to the very top.

Most popular varieties

Among more than 60 varieties of mallow, several of the most popular can be distinguished. In the following, we will briefly discuss each of these.

Low flowers delight the eye until late autumn

This species is known and loved for its relatively low height. The stem is usually no higher than a meter, and the flowers are pink or white. Sometimes such mallow is mistakenly called nutmeg. It blooms for a very long time, in good weather - until frost. Flowers are up to 5–6 cm in diameter. The most common varieties are "White Tower" and "Pink Tower", as well as "Perfection".

You need to carefully select a place for this flower, because it grows up to 2 m

It makes sense to plant such mallows along the fences, since they reach 1.5, and sometimes even 2 meters in height. The size of the flowers varies, but they are always large. Shades - white or pink. It is interesting that the petals of hybrid mallows are “terry”, which adds some zest to them. This variety blooms most often from June to October. You can buy such mallows under the names Gibbortello, Powder Puffs, Chater's Double.

By the way, Chater's Double has quite a few types of colors, and it is this variety that almost always has a two-meter stem.

These flowers are used for hibiscus tea.

This flower belongs to a slightly different genus, but most flower growers include it in the list of mallows. Another name is hibiscus Sabdariffa. It is from this plant that hibiscus tea is made familiar to everyone and everyone. Hibiscus is very popular in Russia and abroad due to its long flowering period and excellent endurance in high summer temperatures. Coloring - sometimes white, pink, but more often red or burgundy.

Flower petals are simple or double, depending on the particular variety.

This species is also called stock roses. Flowers are different, including (in addition to the usual colors for mallow) - yellow. About 3 cm in diameter, but there are larger ones.

So, Single Mixed has simple petals, while Majorette Mixed has terry petals. Also, "Majorette" is dwarfed - it grows no higher than 75 cm. "Summer Carnival" - a type of wrinkled mallow bred in Russia, has a meter height. Also known is "Zebrina lilac" - mallow up to 1.2 meters high, with colorful large flowers.

In general, wrinkled mallows are very diverse: Punk Rondell (tall, double, pink), Crème de Cassis (double, purple), Nigra (dark purple), Peach ‘n’ Dreams (semi-double, peach) can be distinguished.

How to plant and grow mallow

Seeds or seedlings?

Seedlings will speed up the flowering process

There are 2 ways to plant mallow:

With seedlings. After the last spring frosts have passed, you need to sow the seeds in the greenhouse. Most often this is done in mid-April - early May. Seedlings are planted in the ground in late July - mid-August, depending on how quickly it grows in the greenhouse.
No seedlings. In this case, the seeds are sown directly into the ground. This is usually done in mid-May - mid-June. It is necessary to cover the bed with a film in case of unexpected frost.

If you plant a mallow immediately in the ground, then it will not bloom. During the first summer, the plant will only be able to acquire foliage, and will bloom next year.

In order for the mallow to bloom in the first year, it is necessary to use seedlings. Annual mallows should always be planted with seedlings, otherwise they will not bloom at all.

seed germination

If there is no time for germination, you can simply soak the seeds

In order for the flowers to sprout faster and better, the seeds must first germinate. There are several ways to germinate mallow seeds. These methods are suitable for sowing both in the greenhouse and in open ground:

The easiest way. Before sowing the seeds, they must be filled with warm water (40–45 degrees) and left for 12 hours. This will soften the shell and the seeds will sprout faster.
You can take a paper napkin, fold it into 3-4 layers and wet it with plenty of water, so that part of the water is not absorbed, but remains on the surface. Pour the seeds onto a napkin, slightly (at least 1 cm) moving them away from each other. The napkin is placed on a plate, covered with a plastic bag or film on top, creating a mini-greenhouse. After a day, the film can be removed. The paper needs to be watered so that it always remains moist. The seeds will germinate and take root in the paper. Before sowing, they need to be gently pulled by the stem, and the root will easily come out of the wet paper.
You can also use a wet cloth instead of the paper from the previous method. The rest of the features are the same.
You can also use a hydrogel for germinating seeds (available in most flower shops). Seeds must first be sterilized with a solution of calcium hydrochloride (20 mg per 1 glass of water). The seeds should then be placed in a hydrogel until germination.
You can simply leave the seeds in a warm, humid and dark place. After a few days, they themselves will begin to germinate inside themselves, and will quickly ascend after sowing into the ground.

Interestingly, seeds that were harvested 3 years ago germinate best. Therefore, many flower growers, while collecting seeds for propagation, write on the container for their storage the year of collection.

Seedling work

In order for the seedlings to be accepted, it is necessary to observe the temperature regime

The process of planting seedlings occurs according to the following algorithm:

Six months or a year before planting, the land must be fertilized. Depending on the season, different types of fertilizers are used. If spring is in the yard - nitrogen, if autumn - potassium-phosphorus.
Next - sowing seeds in the greenhouse. In the ground you need to make a small hole (about 3 cm deep), put 3 to 5 seeds inside, cover with earth and water a little. In the greenhouse, it is necessary to maintain the temperature from 18 to 22 degrees, making sure that it is not too hot.
If everything is fine, then the seeds will sprout in 10-14 days. However, due to the climate, there may be earlier or later shoots - this is normal.
When 3 leaves appear on each sprout, they need to be thinned out. Higher and thicker stems are left, and thin, underdeveloped stems are pulled out and thrown away. You need to thin out the seedlings so that there is a distance of at least 3 cm between them. Alternatively, you can plant them in separate peat pots.
After the seedlings grow a little more, they need to be hardened off before planting. To do this, the flowers are taken out into the street for 2-3 hours. If it is already hot during the day, then you can take it out in the evening, before sunset.
In May or June, when there will probably be no frosts, mallows can be planted in the ground. If they were dived into peat pots, it makes sense to land directly in them. Mallows should be planted no closer than 25 cm to each other, and in the case of high (more than 1.5 m) varieties, increase the distance.

What temperatures are suitable for sowing and planting

It is necessary to sow mallows in the ground only if the daytime temperature outside is at least 20–23 degrees, and at night it does not fall below 5–7 degrees. The same applies to seedlings - 20 degrees during the day and at least 5 degrees at night are optimal for her.

If a greenhouse is used, then it is necessary to maintain a temperature regime from 18 to 22 degrees. It should not be too warm - it harms the mallow no less than the cold. No wonder they grow in the wild in the temperate climate zone, and not somewhere in the south.

A single frost of mallow is usually not terrible, although young and thin stems may suffer. But if several frosty nights are expected in a row, then the plants should be covered with a film for the whole night.

Outdoor flower care

The process of caring for these flowers can be divided into 2 stages:

care during growth and flowering;
care after the plant has faded.

Care during growth and flowering

Mallow needs top dressing and regular watering.

Caring for mallows while they grow and bloom is not difficult at all. This includes several procedures:

Flowers need to be watered every week. Often not required. If there has been heavy rain, completely soaking the soil at least 2-3 centimeters, then this week you can do without watering.
Mallow should be fed every 20-25 days. This applies only to the periods of budding and flowering. Young shoots, like faded plants, do not need to be fed. For top dressing, mineral mixtures containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are usually used.
Every month it is recommended to loosen the soil around the plant. This is not required, but most experienced gardeners do this.
Mallows that are taller than 1 meter are usually tied to sticks stuck in the ground. The stems themselves do not bend, but a strong gusty wind can break them. It is convenient to hide the stick behind, behind the stem and leaves of the plant, so as not to violate the aesthetics of the flower bed.
Buds that have faded are carefully cut with scissors so that the plant does not waste energy on them. This will allow the remaining buds to bloom longer.

Care after flowering

In autumn, you can collect plant seeds

After the mallow has faded, you need to do the following:

Wait for the seed pods to ripen and open.
Collect seeds.
Only after that - cut off the withered branch. It is necessary to leave about 30 cm of the stem sticking out of the ground.
After the autumn cold snap, before the first frosts, the mallow must be prepared for winter. In the southern regions, where the temperature rarely drops below -5 degrees, you can do nothing. But in regions with severe frosty winters, the stems must be wrapped. For this, humus, peat or dry leaves are most often used. All these options at the same time warm and fertilize the plant, but the most nutritious, of course, is humus.

If the winters are very cold, and the temperature is below -20 degrees - the absolute norm, but a dense film should be placed on top of the humus or peat. It can be glued to the stem with tape or tape.

Problems that may arise

The most common mallow problems are:

The plant does not flower. Before sounding the alarm, you need to make sure that the mallow has been planted with seedlings. If it was sown directly into the ground, then it should not bloom - flowering will begin only the next year. If seedlings were used, but the plant still does not bloom, although there are buds, then it is necessary to increase the frequency of fertilizer up to 1 time in 10-12 days. Also, the extraordinary loosening of the soil helps the buds to open.
The buds, not having time to bloom, begin to wither. Most likely, the plant lacks moisture or nutrients. This often happens on dry poor land, on sandy and clay soil types. Sometimes intense heat also affects, although in general, mallows tolerate it well. The solution is standard - water more often, increase the frequency of fertilizer and a portion of the mineral mixture. But it is also impossible to water the mallow too often, so that there is no waterlogging.
The leaves dry, wither and turn black. This phenomenon may have 2 reasons. The first is dry poor land, as in the previous case. The problem is solved by more frequent watering and fertilizer. The second reason is illness. They will be discussed further.

Any disease is easier to prevent than to cure.

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