Common mallow

Common mallow is a nutritional powerhouse that can be eaten in many different ways, plus it has a long history of medicinal use.

- Mallow juice (fresh plant) against insect bites. The mallow also can be eaten as food, in salads mixed with other vegetables. Moreover its medicinal properties, is a plant very rich in vitamin A, B, C, and E. The resulting liquid from boil a handful of flowers is also a good facial toner --- Mallow benefits (Malva)

Common mallow is a large, spreading plant with beautiful deep pink flowers that appear from June to October. It can be easily found on roadside verges, along footpaths, and on waste ground. Marshmallow is used to soften up inflexible mental attitudes, and for those who are hard-hearted and unable to feel their own emotions. Unsurprisingly for a plant ruled by Venus, Mallow is carried to attract love. The flowers are used in Beltane rituals. They can also be added to ritual baths, especially…

Malva sylvestris, known as common mallow or zebra hollyhock (although it is not a true hollyhock, but it is a relative). M. sylvestris is a vigorously healthy plant with showy flowers of bright mauve-purple, with dark veins; a handsome plant, often standing 3 or 4 feet (1 m) high and growing freely in meadows, hedgerows and in fallow fields.

Common Mallow,Malva Sylvetris

Mallow flowers look stunning in garden beds or borders. Plus, this cottage garden favorite is easy to start from seed.

Common Mallow in Kentucky Bluegrass Lawn

This title was inspired by my husband's comments after yet again getting him to try another one of my foraged creations. "Wow, forget everything else you forage and just focus on this". The plant in question is Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)

Common mallow. (Malva neglecta), aka buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow and roundleaf mallow. A plant of the mallow family which is native to Eurasia and Africa, it naturalized in the United States. However it does have uses, as it is edible and can be used in herbal medicine.

Common mallow is a relative of hollyhocks that produces pink, pale blue or white summer flowers.

Botanical Name: Malva sylvestris L, Malva vulgaris. The botanical name Malva comes from the Greek word 'malaxos', meaning slimy, or to soften. Other Common Names: Mallow, zebrina mallow, blue mallow, cheese-cake, high mallow, marsh mallow, cheese flower, malva (Spanish), malve (German), rödmalva (Swedish), mauve (French), almindelig katost (Danish). Habitat: The species is native to the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, but is now naturalized in many parts of the world. Plant…

I decided to practice the more illustrative digital collage style with a botanical illustration. This plant is called Common Mallow and has…

Common Mallow can be found in many areas of the world. It’s non-native to the UK and was most likely introduced by the Romans.

Biology: Common mallow (Malva neglecta), also known as cheese mallow, cheese weed, and dwarf mallow, is a winter annual broadleaf weed, though it can also act as a biennial if environmental conditions that favor growth persist. It is generally found in low-maintenance turfgrass lawns, nursery crops, and landscapes. The ability of common mallow to survive in[Read More...]