The mallow flower blooms in late spring and early summer, usually April-June, and blooms from the time the other flowers fade in the spring, and the flowers continue to bloom through the summer, and the flowering period can be up to more than a month. Mallow blossoms will bear fruit, the fruiting period in October.
What does a mallow flower look like
A mallow flower bloom can be described as brilliant. The flowers bloom singly or in clusters, growing densely, with clusters of branches filled with colorful flowers, like a ribbon. The fuchsia or rose-red corolla, 3-4 centimeters long, appears funnel-shaped. Mallow flowers bloom in pink and rose-red is the most common, according to the different varieties, there are white flowers and red flowers, some varieties of flowers will also change color when blooming.
Mallows produce fruit after blooming, which are small and have seeds when ripe. The seeds are wingless and tiny and can be propagated by sowing.
Precautions for blooming mallows
In order for mallows to bloom more, it is important to prune them well, neither leaving them unpruned for long periods of time, nor pruning them excessively.
If the mallow flower is left to grow naturally and not pruned for a long time, the mallow plant will be too dense and grow poorly, resulting in fewer flowers. If pruning is done excessively and a large number of branches are cut off, this can also lead to a large reduction in flower production. Pruning can be done after bloom, or lightly during the rest of the year. In terms of mallow flowers, there is generally only one other point to note, mallow flowers if you do not need to seed propagation, after flowering should be cut off the residual flowering branches, so as not to consume too much nutrients, affecting the growth of. 3 years old branches are not flowering, can also be cut off.