Malva Species, Cheeseweed Mallow, Little Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow

This weed is the bane of my existence! This weed is all over in my back yard in suburban Denver and has been for years, no matter what I ...Read Moredo. This plant is native to northern Africa and southern Europe and does not belong here! This is a great example of why we should learn how to have a beautiful garden with native plants and NOT introduce new plants that evolved on the other side of the planet! I swear the name should be changed to "Zombie Weed" because it won't die!! I'm the last person to ever recommend roundup, but weed-b-gon does not phase this plant! Soak the ground and pull the whole root out, or pull/cut it when you recognize the leaf so it won't go to seed. Or...you could try pouring concrete over your entire yard.

This weed is horrible! It grew taller than me (5 feet) and is very hard to get rid of. The roots are deep so at first we used the weed ...Read Moreeater to cut them down thinking it would be easier to pull when they popped back up. Nope! We put down weed killer, waited a week then soaked the grass overnight for two nights trying to make the soil soft enough so the weeds would pull out easier. Lots of back breaking hard work. Helped a lot but they are still coming back. This is the first year we've ever seen this weed. Last winter there were strong winds with the rainy season and they blew in from somewhere!
Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!!

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 g...Read Morearnish, 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.

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 wee...Read Moreds 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!