A close relative of hollyhock, mallow is an easy-to-grow, short-lived perennial that's a cinch to start from seed. Tall stems of small blossoms are held high above softly lobed, kidney-shaped foliage ...

Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...

You might call Lillie Gilbert the Johnny Appleseed of seashore mallows in Coastal Virginia. Gilbert was excited to discover the dainty pink flowers blooming 30 years ago in the salt marsh in front of ...

Even with its tropical look and feel, the rose mallow is surprisingly easy to care for. However, to be successful with this ...

The summer of 2025 is rainy and humid. Lawns are thriving, require frequent mowing, and are emerald green in mid-July. Weeds are growing prolifically, and one of my flower beds has a fine groundcover ...

Hidden in the heart of Illinois is a stunning, lesser-known flower that was recently saved from the very brink of extinction. With delicate, bluish-pink, hollyhock-like petals that become white closer ...

An almost tropical-looking pink flower in the hibiscus family grows tall at the edge of a wetland in the Cook County forest preserves near Palos Park. The flower, a swamp rose mallow, is a rare sight ...