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Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling Pollen may cause allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Pale Pink
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
On Apr 30, 2009, DenverJude from Denver, CO (Zone 5b) wrote:
This stuff is incredibly invasive and nearly impossible to eradicate. It looks nice in spring, but once it blooms it gets leggy and ugly. The seed pods 'pop' to scatter seed everywhere. I've seen it go through 4 generations in one growing season. It spreads by lateral underground runners making a colony of them extremely difficult to pull. Any root left in the ground will produce a new plant. I wish I could triple-negative this plant.
On Jul 27, 2004, CatskillKarma from West Kill, NY wrote:
This looks very much like an herb I've grown from seed purchased from Nichols that they call malva verticillata. They recommend it as a garnish, like parsley. I've grown this for years as an annual in various northern gardens. Its a little weedy, but I like it. The leaves are pretty and frilly in much the way lady's mantle is, but it grows quite tall--four feet in a good year. The flowers are white and fairly inconspicuous. This may be a different plant, but the photos looks the same.
On Jul 26, 2004, ButterflyMom21 from San Antonio, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
I like this plant so far! I was clearing out some unused pots with soil and overgrown weeds from last year when I saw this among the weeds I was pulling from one particular pot I had beans growing in last year. It looked interesting, but I did not know what it was, so I kept it in the pot. It started with only 3 small leaves, but within 2 weeks this plant has grown to over 2 feet tall. It has very beautiful leaves, and I cannot find it growing anywhere else on my property, so I was calling it my "gift from heaven" until I just now discovered it's true name. It has very small white flowers, very easy to miss unless you look closely. Hopefully I will be able to get some pictures of my own baby posted here soon!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Phoenix, Arizona Berkeley, California Manhattan Beach, California Denver, Colorado Minneapolis, Minnesota San Antonio, Texas
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