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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Pink Magenta (Pink-Purple)
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
On Jun 7, 2008, Fairy1004 from (bestest fairy)Temperance, MI (Zone 5b) wrote:
It seems I am having a different experience with mine than some others-if you look at the pic I uploaded it kinda sprawls..I bought it last year at a nursery and it was a tiny things that the rabbits ate everytime it got a couple leaves. Well this year it is HUGE!!! I am going to have to either move it or everything around it since it is at least 2X the size I anticipated!! I thought it would be slender stalks not the gargantuous thing I have-beautiful though w/ purple flowers!!
On Oct 1, 2007, mbhoakct76 from Winsted, CT wrote:
i grabbed this plant at a nursury not even knowing what to expect, now its one of the best flowers in my garden. It flowers throughout the entire spring and summer where at least one flower can be found at all times, the colors are unbelieveably vibrant.
This plant grows quite tall quickly , but doesnt seem to bush out at all and keeps to a couple slender stalks, best planted in the middle to back of the garden
My Zebra Mallow started growing wild in my flowerbed. I assume the lovely birds transplanted it. The greenery itself was so attractive, I just couldn't pull it out. Then to my surprise, beautiful purple striped blooms started appearing inside the plant. I'm glad I was able to identify it. I look forward to enjoying it's full beauty. Oh, it seems to have a few more starting to sprout. Very easy to care for . . . I've done nothing!!
On Feb 5, 2006, Gabrielle from Washington, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
A pretty flower, but it LOVES to self-seed. I have it coming up everywhere. It has a long tap-root that makes it hard to pull up without landing on your bottom if it gives! My information says hardy in zones 3-10. Other names include High Mallow, Malva, Tall Mallow, and Zebra Hollyhock.
10 members have or want this plant for trade.
