There are many ornamental mallow plants (say that five times, fast) that look great in the temperate garden. Mallow flowers are typically red, pink, mauve or purple but occasionally can be found in white (a more mellow mallow) and pale shades of yellow (a sallow mallow), or sometimes blue (an indigo mallow). Mallow flowers range in size from small (shallow mallow) 3/4" wide Malvaviscus blooms up to the gigantic, dinner-plate sized flowers of hardy Hibiscus (a mallow to hallow).
This syrupy, gelatinous goo is valuable in cooking as it thickens soups and sauces, and can be whipped to make marshmallows. In addition, mallows produce lots of gooey mucilage in the leaves, stems, roots and immature seed pods.which is what okra is. Mallow plant stamens (the male sex parts) are fused together into a tube that surrounds the pistil (female sex part) and the whole structure looks like a funny bottle brush. What makes a mallow, a mallow? Mallow plants are defined to include all members of the plant family Malvaceae which are distinguished from other plants by having a unique floral anatomy. Plant a mallow! Just avoid the weedy common mallow, Malva neglecta. Although most mallows are tropical, it is a large family (over 1000 species) so there are still many mallows that are perennial in temperate gardens. Not only are mallows wonderful ornamental garden plants, they are also widely cultivated for food (edible mallows include okra, marshmallows, chocolate), drink (herbal tea, cola) and for fiber (cotton, kenaf, jute). One of the most important plant families in the world are the mallows. Mallow Plants for the temperate garden including Abutilon, Hibiscus and Callirhoe.
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