Mallow is a beautiful, easy-to-grow flowering plant from the Malvaceae family, prized for its ornamental blooms and edible leaves, flowers, and seeds.
Whether you choose the classic Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) or the Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis), mallow brings color, biodiversity, and health benefits to your garden. Both species are valued in traditional cuisine and herbal medicine.
Key Benefits
Ornamental: Produces large, showy flowers in shades of pink, purple, or white, ideal for borders and bouquets
Edible: Young leaves, flowers, and seeds are edible. Leaves can be cooked like spinach, and seeds are nutritious, rich in protein and healthy fats
Medicinal: Traditionally used for their soothing, anti-inflammatory, and digestive properties. Marsh mallow roots and leaves are especially known for their calming effects on the throat and stomach
Pollinator-Friendly: Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects
Low Maintenance: Drought-tolerant and adaptable to poor soils.
Plant Characteristics
Botanical Names: Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow), Althaea officinalis (Marsh Mallow)
Family: Malvaceae
Growth Habit: Upright or spreading herbaceous plant
Height: 0.5–2 meters depending on species
Foliage: Deciduous, lobed, soft green leaves
Flowers: Pink, purple, or white, 2–3 cm in diameter.
Growing Instructions :
Soil: Prefers ordinary, well-drained soil, tolerates poor and calcareous soils
Sunlight: Full sun for best flowering
Sowing Depth: 0.5–1 cm
Spacing: 30–50 cm between plants
Watering: Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
Maintenance: Remove faded flowers to prolong blooming; cut back in autumn.
Harvest & Uses
Leaves: Harvest young leaves for cooking (soups, stews, salads)
Flowers: Use fresh in salads or as edible decoration
Roots (Marsh Mallow): Traditionally boiled for culinary or medicinal use
Seeds: Can be eaten raw or cooked; high in protein and fat.
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