Malva mystery (Fastigiata that is)
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- Subject: Malva mystery (Fastigiata that is)
- From: j* l*
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 06:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
Hi everyone,
As usual I am puzzled and would like to hear from
anyone who has Malva fastigiata seedlings coming up.
Last year I planted a Malva that I purchased from
White Flower Farm and it grew and bloomed very nicely.
It was advertised as a plant that was that self-sowed
very generously. I planted it in a sunny area (6ft x
3ft) that had nothing else planted there except for
bulbs that bloom in the spring. I was enthusiastic
about the prospect of many new seedling plants which
would fill in that area. I did not (I repeat DID NOT)
deadhead this plant at all. A couple of weeks ago, I
noticed many little seedlings popping up around the
parent plant and by now several of the seedlings have
gotten quite big. A couple have 5 or 6 leaves and are
about 4" tall. HOWEVER, the seedlings don't look like
the parent plant!! The leaves of the parent plant are
lobed and quite ruffled looking. In color, they are a
dark matte green. The leaves of all these seedlings
are a lighter green, sort of spade shaped, and have a
shiny leathery look to them. (no lobes and no
ruffles). Since nothing else was planted there, I
figure they have to be Malva seedlings. I read
somewhere once that sometimes there are plants,
(hybrids) that revert when they reseed to the original
stock. Could that be the case here? Does anyone else
have Malva seedlings that look like mine? What is
happening in my garden?
Jeanne (zone 5 Akron Ohio)
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Jeanne
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