Sometimes we gardeners do indeed need to reinvent the wheel. Aided by the Internet, we have access to a dizzying array of flowering plants. Our mild Mediterranean climate, allowing many of us to grow ...

The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...

Several species of tree mallow are found growing wild in Malta. They are known as ħobbejż, a word of Arabic origin meaning small loaf. The name was presumably given to it because of the seed pods ...

California native flora isn’t considered the cuddliest group of plants, right? These are tough and scratchy types, like Grandma’s old blankets. Some belong to Spartan-sounding “scrub” communities. If ...

Port Sudan Sudanow--A farmer saw the mallow tree growing wild among the trees of his home farm. The sight of its beautiful leaves and flowers caught his attention, so he searched for it and learned ...