The latest introduction to Malva and FAQs

Malva is a perennial erect herb, is a beautiful flowering plant, mainly distributed in temperate and tropical regions, beautiful flowers. Perhaps many people have not heard of it, but I think you should know that hibiscus flower, hibiscus is the mallow family, thus we can see the beauty of mallow. Mallow is mainly used as an ornamental, but it can also be used for medicinal and edible purposes.

Morphological characteristics

Also known as bauhinia, anemone, chessboard flower, plant height 50-100cm, numerous branches, plants densely hirsute; leaves round or reniform, margin rounded serrate, leaf blade both sides glabrous or leaf veins slightly strigillose; petiole about 6cm, glabrous or hirsute in grooves.

The flowering period is longer, from May to October, the flowers are clustered, the color is purple or white, with 5 petals; the pedicel is short, glabrous or slightly hirsute; after flowering, the fruit is reniform, flattened, and the epidermis pilose; the seeds are dark brown and reniform.

Growth habit

Like cool, sunny environment, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, strong adaptability, loose requirements on the soil, but the most suitable for the growth of fertile, loose, well-drained sandy soil. Strong growth, self-sowing and reproduction, wet the planting soil, sow the seeds evenly, and then the ventral soil, pay attention to keep the soil moist, but not too much, causing stagnant water and waterlogging. It is generally planted in April, planted in May and flowered in June.

Main value

Landscaping: because of the large plant type, different plant shape and inconsistent flowering, it is not suitable for potted plants and flower beds, but is mostly used in courtyard or garden cultivation for ornamental or greening.

Medicinal value: can be used to make scented tea, after making tea, the color is mostly blue, looks very beautiful, drop two drops of lemon juice into pink, more popular. Stems, leaves, flowers can be used in medicine, with heat and dampness, regulating qi and defecation effect, for poor defecation, navel abdominal pain.

It is said that in ancient Rome, a satirical poet named Marutiallis was active in the ancient Roman Empire. He once said that the tea extracted from the marshmallow has the effect of relieving fatigue, so the world thinks that marshmallow is the source of power of the satirical poet.