1. The larvae feed on various grasses and herbaceous plants such as meadowsweet and Malva sylvestris.

2. Ballerina tea, also known as 3 Ballerina Tea, is a drink made from malva verticillata and cassia angustifolia

3. Common Annuals that can self-sow vigorously include ageratum, petunia, foxglove, annual larkspur, forget-me-not, calendula and wild or striped mallow (Malva sylvestris)

4. Cleavers (Galium aparine), common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), corn spurry (Spergula arvensis), groundsel (Senecio vulgaris), hairy nightshade (Solanum spp), hempnettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), kochia (Kochia scoparia), lady’s thumb (Polygonum persicaria), lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), low cudweed (Gnaphalium uliginosum), redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus), round leaved mallow (Malva pusilla), velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti)wild buckwheat (Polygonum convolulus ) and wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).