If you're cultivating plants with medicinal properties in your garden but haven't planted marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis L.), you're missing out on a versatile and surprisingly easy-to-grow ...

The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...

Sometimes we gardeners do indeed need to reinvent the wheel. Aided by the Internet, we have access to a dizzying array of flowering plants. Our mild Mediterranean climate, allowing many of us to grow ...

Most small flowering plants need plenty of sun. You could try regular and New Guinea impatiens, red anthuriums, any of the small-leafed begonias, or perhaps dwarf azaleas. Coleus, crotons and ...

To try Hank's recipe for mallow or grape leaves stuffed with mushrooms and pesto, click here. One of the fascinating things about the natural world is that no matter how knowledgeable you think you ...

A viral meme encourages social media users to repurpose their leftover Peeps as a home sore throat remedy. For centuries, some have used marsh mallow plant root as an alternative way to treat a sore ...

Driving by Luten Avenue along Hylan Boulevard at this time of the year brings back memories of my childhood when I view the wetlands full of the pink and white flowers of the swamp mallow plant. In ...

The mallow bindweed is a perennial plant with large pink flowers. It flowers from mid-April to June. The leaves are greyish green with finger-like edges. The flowers are pink with darker central parts ...