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Malvaceae

Plants of the Malvaceae family have one famous member: marshmallow! This is also the relative of Hibiscus and countless other mallows. Discover them here.

Sidalcea candida

Sidalcea candida: expert tips and planting advice

Garden Flowers
Malva moschata

Musk Mallow: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Lavatera x clementii

Growing Lavatera x clementii: care tips and garden uses

Trees and shrubs
Sidalcea malviflora

Sidalcea malviflora: grow this native wildflower

Garden Flowers
Hibi

Hibiscus moscheutos, a huge-flowered shrub with stunning blooms

Garden Flowers
Easy perennials to decorate flower beds

Flowers to grow for an easy flower bed

Garden Flowers
Health benefits of marshmallow

Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis): traditional uses, preparations and cautions

Health
Weeds with health benefits include dandelion

Edible weeds: how to identify, harvest and cook them

Health
Tree mallow flowers

Tree mallow, long-lasting and beautiful blooming

Garden Flowers
Great mullein health benefits

Great mullein: traditional uses, teas and cautions

Health
A single mature alyogyne flower against a black background.

Alyogyne, caring for them well

Trees and shrubs
Yellow china rose with a few leaves against a pale gray background.

China Rose, hibiscus rosa sinensis

Indoor plants
Rose of sharon hibiscus

Hibiscus, a tropical sensation

Trees and shrubs
Pale pink Rose of Sharon with a delicate-looking bloom.

Rose of Sharon, a flower shrub shrouded in the mysteries of the past

Trees and shrubs
Pale violet Hibiscus syriacus flower with sun shining through the petals.

Hibiscus syriacus, an oriental beauty

Trees and shrubs
Hibiscus althea blooms on new growth.

Hibiscus Althea, a very ornamental shrub

Trees and shrubs
Three abutilon flowers and leaves on black background, with yellow petals and red cuppolas.

Abutilon, an indoor maple

Indoor plants
Anisodontea cape mallow

Cape mallow, all about caring for Anisodontea

Trees and shrubs
Althaea officinalis, marshmallow

Marshmallow, a cute medicinal flower

Garden Flowers
Open tea ball with dried carcade petals overflowing from it.

Carcade (roselle): the tart red hibiscus drink and how to use it

Health
Basswood tree

Lime tree or basswood, elegant and productive

Trees and shrubs
Pink double althea flower with crimson red center.

Althea, a fantastic hibiscus

Trees and shrubs
Hollyhock can come in a deep black color like this single black bloom.

Black hollyhock, mysterious beauty

Garden Flowers
Many different hollyhocks blooming in an urban landscape

Hollyhock, colorful and beautiful

Garden Flowers
White hibiscus shrub in full bloom with blue sky in the background.

Hibiscus care – indoors and out!

Indoor plants