Thick vegetation along the banks of the Kankakee river, the natural habitat of the Kankakee mallow - Ellie Pena/Shutterstock Hidden in the heart of Illinois is a stunning, lesser-known flower that was ...

Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...

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 ...

You might call Lillie Gilbert the Johnny Appleseed of seashore mallows in Coastal Virginia. Gilbert was excited to discover the dainty pink flowers blooming 30 years ago in the salt marsh in front of ...

Some flowers do everything they can to attract admirers, especially if those admirers are willing to spread their pollen. Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) is a perfect example of this phenomenon, ...

A pink perennial flower native to the Pacific Northwest is no longer considered threatened or endangered after the work of many local agencies focused on recovering and sustaining populations. The ...