Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread:	18 inches
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Bi-Color: White with violet striping
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Uses:	Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Squirrels
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting
Pollinators:	Self Birds Bumblebees Bees
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

Common names

Mallow
French Hollyhock
Zebra Mallow

Photo Gallery

Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 04-2017
Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Aurora, IL
Date: 2012-06-13

Uploaded by Artsee1

Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2021-08-14

Uploaded by RachaelHunter

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-08-06
- The plant has been cropped short by deer.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Uploaded by GardensJohn

Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Aurora, IL
Date: 2012-06-04

Uploaded by Artsee1

Uploaded by Lily_Lover

Location: Morganville Flower Farm, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 2018-06-09
Bewitching Zebrina

Uploaded by Njiris

Location: Little back yard
Date: 2017-06-02
Love this little plant. Blooms on & off all summer long.

Uploaded by Agoo

Uploaded by GardensJohn

Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2014-07-21

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Mentor on the Lake
Date: 2018-09-13

Uploaded by Samlav

Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2009-06-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2016-08-14
"Malva ""Zebrina', 2016, Striped Mallow, MAL-vuh, 2-4 ft. #Peren

Uploaded by frankrichards16

Uploaded by Lily_Lover

Location: Northeastern Texas
Date: June, 2011

Uploaded by wildflowers

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Huron County, MI
Date: 2020-07-29
ffo

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Uploaded by DianeSeeds

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by vic

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-05-25
Grey Hairstreak butterfly enjoying the blooms.

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: Summer

Uploaded by Bonehead

Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-19

Uploaded by pinkiris

Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2017-09-22
My yard, zone 6

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Huron County, MI
Date: 2020-10-13

Uploaded by SunriseSide

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-28

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2012-06-06
My yard, zone 6

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-03-11
comma shaped seeds

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-04-02
First true leaves

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Uploaded by bsavage

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi

Uploaded by Joy

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Location: My studio in Welland, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-09-11
Seed, Bloom and and pod

Uploaded by jenniferatemple

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-05-28
A few months old

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission

Uploaded by vic

Uploaded by Natalie

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-10-29
Taking over a front flowerbed.

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-06-07
Close up picture

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Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-06-05
First flowerbud. I started this plant earlier in the year and now

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Uploaded by flowersrjen

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-06-24
Dark pink/purple bloom

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-06-24
Another plant is producing a dark pink/purple bloom

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-06-08
The bloom is a different color now.

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-14

Uploaded by sandnsea2

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Comments:

Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on May 9, 2016 2:29 PM concerning plant:

I have mixed results growing this in my zone 5 garden. I start it from seed and some years it comes back, but just as often it's never to be seen again when the snow melts off in the spring. I have had it grow as large as a small bush in one season, covered with gorgeous blooms that hang on well after a frost in mid October. Other years, not so impressive. I basically plant it like an annual and if it decides to come back the following spring, it's a bonus.

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 4, 2011 3:26 PM concerning plant:

Flowers open all summer in the upper leaf axils of plants with big, lobed foliage. The pale-lavender blooms have conspicuous magenta stripes. Best grown in the well-drained soil of sunny sites.

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lovesblooms	On July 12, 2015	Bloomed from 2015 winter sown plants
lovesblooms	On April 20, 2015	Seeds germinated
lovesblooms	On March 13, 2015	Plant emerged returned from 2014, winter sown
lovesblooms	On January 29, 2015	Seeds sown winter sown
SunriseSide	On July 29, 2020	Bloomed FFO
dnrevel	On May 23, 2021	Transplanted Planted in front gardens by the Tulip Magnolia
dnrevel	On April 17, 2021	Seeds germinated Approx. germination date. 4 viable plants, 2 large, 1 med, 1 small seedlings
dnrevel	On March 17, 2021	Seeds sown Approx. sow date

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Malva Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')

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Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')