Can anyone hlep me ID this Plant/Weed?

Muslickz · March 4, 2013

Got this one in with a few strawberries I bought, was wondering what is was before I kill it off?

Thanks in advance!

-Mus

KarenO · March 4, 2013

it is a malva (mallow) of some kind. once it blooms I maybe could tell you the variety name. Common mallow is a wildflower (aka weed) but there are a number of ornamental/cultivated varieties as well. I would see what it is before pulling it.

KarenO

livinonfaith · March 4, 2013

Yes, I have those as well in my yard. Mine is Malva Sylvestris. Here is a link to a site with five photos that resemble the ones I have. http://www.gardenstew.com/plantstew/21840 Just click on it to see the others.

They bloom and bloom and either reseed or come back each Spring. As far as weeds go, they're one of my favorites!

PaulF · March 5, 2013

If you want it there it is a pretty flower. If you don't want it where it is, it is a nasty weed. In my strawberry bed it would have been a pulled dead weed long ago.

livinonfaith · March 5, 2013

They can get fairly large if they like their surroundings. You can always move it if you don't want it to take up all of your container space. I've moved one before and, as I recall, it did fine.

Mine seem to like filtered sun rather than full sun, so if you have a semi-sunny spot that needs a nice filler plant, it might fit the bill!

Fred Hempel · March 5, 2013

The bright side -- Malvia indicates good soil.

Muslickz · March 10, 2013

Well like I said it popped up in one of my Hydro pots alongside a strawberry. I moved it to a corner of the Ebb&Flow table till I found out what it was as It was unfamiliar. I will most likely let it go to seed and spread a few in an area of yard that has ugly weeds in favor of a pretty weed.

Thanks so much all!

-Mus

dice · March 14, 2013

It has a deep taproot. I grew them in a parking strip along
the edge of a sidewalk one year. I have had them ever
since (they reseed freely up here). Perennial.

Redbaron · March 15, 2013

Also a great scavenger of deep nutrients, thus considered a beneficial weed. The leaves make good fodder for animals too, high protein. I have been reading up on it since you posted. I like that plant. Can't wait to see pics of it in bloom. please post.

March 4, 2013	#1
Muslickz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 68	Can anyone hlep me ID this Plant/Weed? Got this one in with a few strawberries I bought, was wondering what is was before I kill it off? Thanks in advance! -Mus

March 4, 2013	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	it is a malva (mallow) of some kind. once it blooms I maybe could tell you the variety name. Common mallow is a wildflower (aka weed) but there are a number of ornamental/cultivated varieties as well. I would see what it is before pulling it. KarenO Last edited by KarenO; March 4, 2013 at 06:36 PM.

March 5, 2013	#4
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	If you want it there it is a pretty flower. If you don't want it where it is, it is a nasty weed. In my strawberry bed it would have been a pulled dead weed long ago. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

March 14, 2013	#8
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	It has a deep taproot. I grew them in a parking strip along the edge of a sidewalk one year. I have had them ever since (they reseed freely up here). Perennial. __________________ -- alias

March 15, 2013	#9
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Also a great scavenger of deep nutrients, thus considered a beneficial weed. The leaves make good fodder for animals too, high protein. I have been reading up on it since you posted. I like that plant. Can't wait to see pics of it in bloom. please post. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

March 4, 2013	#3
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Yes, I have those as well in my yard. Mine is Malva Sylvestris. Here is a link to a site with five photos that resemble the ones I have. http://www.gardenstew.com/plantstew/21840 Just click on it to see the others. They bloom and bloom and either reseed or come back each Spring. As far as weeds go, they're one of my favorites!

March 5, 2013	#6
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	The bright side -- Malvia indicates good soil.

March 10, 2013	#7
Muslickz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 68	Well like I said it popped up in one of my Hydro pots alongside a strawberry. I moved it to a corner of the Ebb&Flow table till I found out what it was as It was unfamiliar. I will most likely let it go to seed and spread a few in an area of yard that has ugly weeds in favor of a pretty weed. Thanks so much all! -Mus