Malva sylvestris

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Read about Malva sylvestris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Malva sylvestris, Linn. Biennial (perhaps sometimes annual or perennial), 2-3 ft. high, rough-hairy, branching: lvs. rather sharply 5-7-lobed: fls. purple-rose, large; petals 3 times length of calyx. Eu., Temp. Asia, waysides N. Amer. A.G. 13:471. Var. mauritiana, Mill. (M. mauritiana, Linn.), has long been cult, in cottage gardens abroad as the Tree Mallow. It is taller, smoother and has more obtuse lobes. Var. zebrina, Hort. (M. zebrina, Hort.), has variable fls., usually white striped with purple.


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