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Althaea officinalis

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Althaea officinalis, Marsh Mallow

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Althaea

Pink/white flowers. Velvety, round to ovate, grey/green leaves. Culinary; the roots are edible, traditionally used to thicken a broth.

    Characteristics:

    • Hardiness: H6 (-15 to -20C)

    • Type: Herbaceous Perennial

    • Height: up to 1.5m

    • Spread: 60cm

    Marsh Mallow can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as both herb plants and online as herb seeds.

    Details
    • Aspect: Partial Shade

    • Soil type: Clay, Loam, Free Draining

    • pH: Universal pH

    • Habit: Clump

    • Flowering colour: Pink, white

    • Flowering time: Summer, Early Autumn

    • Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)

    • Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)

    • Container suitability: No

    • UK native: Yes

    • Caution: N/A

    Growing
    • Grown from seed:

    • Indoor Sowing: In autumn. in prepared plug trays or pots, cover seeds with perlite. Germinations is erratic but should occur in the spring.
    • Outdoor Sowing: In early summer direct into a prepared site. Thin seedlings to 45cm apart.

    • Propagation: Division

    • Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)

    • Harvest: N/A

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