- The most important representatives of the garden world
- The bush mallow: A little giant
- Musk mallow: A fragrant representative
- The Hollyhock: Like a candle
- The Rose Mallow: Fern-like leaves
- The Flowering Mallow: Outstanding among the mallow species
- Wild mallow: Also suitable for gardens
- tips and tricks
They all have in common the cup-shaped shape of their flowers. But the mallow species differ in terms of other characteristics such as size, growth pattern, leaves and flower color. There are around 30 species in total. Here is an overview of the most important ones.
The most important representatives of the garden world
It would be too confusing to list all mallow species here and present their individual characteristics. So here are the most important representatives for cultivation in the local garden world:
- bush mallow
- Musk Mallow
- hollyhock
- rose mallow
- flower mallow
- wild mallow
The bush mallow: A little giant
This mallow species grows shrubby and bushy. It reaches a height of up to 2 m. It bears flowers in white, pink or red and blooms from summer to autumn.
Musk mallow: A fragrant representative
It grows up to 60 cm high and in contrast to many other species, it prefers to grow in dry locations. It is named after its leaves, which release a musky scent when crushed.
The Hollyhock: Like a candle
In this species, the stiff, upright, candle-like growth stands out. The flowers are large and their color can be white, yellow, pink, red, purple or black. The plant parts are less palatable compared to other other species.
The Rose Mallow: Fern-like leaves
It grows up to 1.20 m tall and covers itself with a multitude of pink to light purple flowers from June until autumn. Characteristic are their strongly incised and fern-like leaves.
The Flowering Mallow: Outstanding among the mallow species
This species stands out strongly. It has yellow, orange to red flowers that are more bell-shaped than calyx-shaped. It also has velvety soft leaves, some of which appear mottled with yellow.
Wild mallow: Also suitable for gardens
This mallow species populates meadows and forests and is also suitable for planting in gardens. Like those of the other mallow species, its dark purple flowers are not poisonous, but edible. But these flowers here are often used to make tea.
tips and tricks
An insider tip among the mallows is the Mauritanian mallow. It has extremely beautiful flowers in various shades of purple to blue and delicate leaves that are easy to eat.