Flowers Growing at our Home

Common Mallow

Malva neglecta This annual to short-lived perennial has a long and tough taproot. The extensive branched stems spread over the ground. The leaves have long stalks and roundish to broadly heart-shaped blades that are coarsely toothed and shallowly lobed. Common Mallow, introduced from Europe, has now spread throughout North America. It can be a tenacious weed in gardens and lawns and is a regular inhaitant of waste areas.Ours can be seen out in our woodlands in the shadows under the trees.