The plant is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, and is also cultivated as a pest resistant ornamental plant.

Deer and Rodent Resistant🦌🐇🐁
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators
Repels: None known

Note: Proper care keeps plants resilient and healthy, preventing diseases and pests. This list details the potential threats, specific diseases and pests vary depending on environmental climate.
Diseases:
◦ Rust: This fungal disease is caused by more than 7,000 species of fungi. It affects the aerial parts of plants, most commonly the leaves, plus the stems, flowers, and fruit. Each type or plant rust has its own distinctive symptoms, such as bright red, orange, yellow, or brown spots on the leaves. As spores form, the spots turn reddish-orange and eventually black.
Pests:
◦ Aphids: Small, soft-bodied sucking insects which pierce plant tissues and draw out the juices.
◦ Flea beetles: : Flea beetles may overwinter in the soil, plant debris, or nearby weeds, and may go through multiple generations in a year.
◦ Harlequin Beetles
◦ Spider mites: hey feed by bruising plant cells with their small, whiplike mouthparts and ingesting the sap. Spider mites produce a fine silk webbing, often found at leaf nodes or the undersides of leaves, which may kill plants or cause serious stress to them.

Animal Toxicity: Nontoxic to dogs and cats
Note: Take mallow at least one hour after medications taken by mouth. Taking mallow with medications intended to slow blood clotting may increase the risk of bruising and bleeding.
Medicine Interactions:
Individuals may have a sensitivity or allergies to mallow, consult a healthcare professional first and proceed at own risk.
◦ Medication absorption: Mallow contains a type of soft fiber called mucilage. Mucilage may decrease how much medicine the body absorbs if both are taken at the same time. Mallow may also slow blood clotting.
◦ Anticoagulant and antiplatelet medicine (Blood thinners): Mallow may slow blood clotting. Taking mallow with medications intended to slow blood clotting may increase the risk of bruising and bleeding.
FDA: Marshmallow is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) in amounts found in foods by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Although no data exist on the safety of marshmallow root during breastfeeding, it is unlikely to be harmful to the breastfed infant.
WebMD Website – Marshmallow “Interactions”

❗Never ingest essential oils, instead use organic fresh or dried herbs.
Use: The leaves, flowers, and root of the mallow plant have been used in traditional herbal medicine for centuries. Mallow’s versatility allows it to be used as a flower, a vegetable, for candy-making, and as medicine. The roots and leaves contain a slimy and sticky substance called mucilage, which may be used for a variety of foods or medicinal remedies. The mucilage may coat the digestive tract and prevent the absorption of vitamins and minerals. Take mallow 2 to 3 hours prior to or after having meals.
◦ Flowers: The young flowers and tops may be eaten in salads or added to soups. Flower buds may be pickled.
◦ Leaves: Young and medium-aged leaves have an interesting texture and a mild, pleasant taste, and may be eaten raw in salads if chopped finely. Older leaves are courser and have less flavor. Mix mucilage with water to form a gel that coats the throat and stomach to reduce soreness, itching, and irritation. Apply the gel topically to soothe chapped skin.
◦ Roots: Roots may be eaten raw with an earthy flavor, fried, or boiled, sliced, peeled, and sweetened to make candy. Originally used in traditional recipes, mallow root may be dried and then ground into a powder to be used for the marshmallow confection. The water used to boil any part of the plant may also be used as an egg white substitute or to thicken soups and stews. Mix mucilage with water to form a gel that coats the throat and stomach to reduce soreness of the throat, reduce itching of the throat, and soothe an irritated throat. Apply the gel topically to soothe chapped skin.
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Benefits: Blood thinner (reduces blood clots), anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, prevents infection, relieves colds (flu or influenza), fever, respiratory tract infection (bronchitis, chest congestion, pharyngitis, and whooping cough), pain and swelling of the mucous membranes, dry cough, sore throat, hydrating, moisturizing, reducing bloating and fluid retention, inflammation of the lining of the stomach, stimulates healthy digestion, relieves indigestion, heartburn, stomach ulcers, urinary tract stones, urinary tract inflammation, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), diarrhea, constipation, burns, and wound healing
Dosing: 3 cups of tea (1 teabag equivalent to 1 teaspoon dried herb) each day for adults. For children, make 1 cup of tea, and give ⅛ cup each day for 3 years to 5 years. ¼ cup each day for 6 years to 10 years. ⅓ cup each day for 11+ years. (Save extra tea in fridge by covering, or an adult may drink the rest). Steep tea for 5 to 10 minutes. Take for 2 weeks, then stop use for 1 month prior to continuing use. Use mucilage gel sparsely and only as needed. Take mallow 2 to 3 hours prior to or after having meals, may interact with nutrient or medication absorption.
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Harvest: Never harvest more than 20% of a plant’s leaves or roots!
◦ Flowers: Available from June to September
◦ Leaves: Best from late March to May before the plant flowers
◦ Roots: Dig the roots up, scrub away dirt, dehydrate, and store in an airtight container
◦ Seeds: During dry conditions from July to September, when the seed pods are brown and dry and the seeds are hard. Gently remove the seed pods from the plant.

Aroma: Woody and floral
Flavor: Pleasantly mild and earthy, slightly sweet
Culinary Combinations: Mallow compliments herbs and spices (chamomile, rose, goldenseal, hibiscus, elderberry, peppermint, lemongrass, ginger), chocolate, vanilla, and fruit (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, apple, coconut, and citrus), almond
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The ancient Egyptians were the first to make a gooey treat from the plant’s root as early as 2000 BC, which is the origin of today’s marshmallow. The plant’s leaves have also been used in ancient civilizations for their healing properties, including soothing sore throats and inflamed chests, promoting skin health, and addressing respiratory and digestive issues.

2 years to 3+ years longevity for life expectancy