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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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