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Althaea officinalis
Also called Marshmallow, Marsh-mallow, European Marsh Mallow, White Mallow, Common Marsh Mallow
Common marshmallow is a hardy herbaceous perennial in the mallow family, grown for its pink flowers and used in herbalism. It likes moist soil and sun, and is easy to grow in a garden border or wet ground.
Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Althaea officinalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
