Hollyhock Mallow
Malva alcea. MALVACEAE.
Planting and Growing Hollyhock Mallow
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow hollyhock mallow in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of hollyhock mallow
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for hollyhock mallow
- Season of bloom and planting time for hollyhock mallow
- When, how deep, and where to plant hollyhock mallow
- How to plant hollyhock mallow
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of hollyhock mallow
- Landscape and container uses of hollyhock mallow
- Comments about hollyhock mallow and its features
Growing Hollyhock Mallow
Several cultivars of short-lived, erect, branching, bushy or narrow, deciduous perennial herbs, 3–4 ft. (90–120 cm) tall. Textured, green, round, feathery, deeply cut and lobed leaves, to 5 in. (13 cm) long.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, gold, pink, white, open, 4-petaled flowers, 1–2 in. (25–50 mm) wide, in late spring–early autumn.
Best Climates
Hardy. Self-seeding. Zones 4–10. Best in warm-summer climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp to dry, well-drained soil. Fertility: Average. 7.0–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in filtered sun to partial shade, 1–2 ft. (30–60 cm) apart, after soil warms.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist until established; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Fertilize monthly. Stake. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, backgrounds, borders, edgings, fencelines in cottage, formal, meadow, natural gardens. Disease resistant. Aphid, root borer susceptible.